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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
address
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From this reading I knew not his trade beyond that of Forwarder of Escapes—whether he lived in town or country, whether he were rich or poor, nor by what kind of address I was to gain his confidence.
all
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
apply
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
bank-notes
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
bottom
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
Burchell
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From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
came
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From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
charged
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
charitable
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I knew not his trade beyond that of Forwarder of Escapes—whether he lived in town or country, whether he were rich or poor, nor by what kind of address I was to gain his confidence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
country
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From this reading I knew not his trade beyond that of Forwarder of Escapes—whether he lived in town or country, whether he were rich or poor, nor by what kind of address I was to gain his confidence.
curious
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
difficulty
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
draw
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From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
easy
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
English
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
escape
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From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
Escapes
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
extremely
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
Fenn
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From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
forwarded
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
Forwarder
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From this reading I knew not his trade beyond that of Forwarder of Escapes—whether he lived in town or country, whether he were rich or poor, nor by what kind of address I was to gain his confidence.
forwarding
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From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
French
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From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
gain
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From this reading I knew not his trade beyond that of Forwarder of Escapes—whether he lived in town or country, whether he were rich or poor, nor by what kind of address I was to gain his confidence.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
getting
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
gratuitous
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
How
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
kind
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From this reading I knew not his trade beyond that of Forwarder of Escapes—whether he lived in town or country, whether he were rich or poor, nor by what kind of address I was to gain his confidence.
knew
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
lived
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From this reading I knew not his trade beyond that of Forwarder of Escapes—whether he lived in town or country, whether he were rich or poor, nor by what kind of address I was to gain his confidence.
made
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From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
matters
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
Mr
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From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
mysteries
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
near
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From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
neighbourhood
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From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I knew not his trade beyond that of Forwarder of Escapes—whether he lived in town or country, whether he were rich or poor, nor by what kind of address I was to gain his confidence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
once
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew not his trade beyond that of Forwarder of Escapes—whether he lived in town or country, whether he were rich or poor, nor by what kind of address I was to gain his confidence.
prisoners
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From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
proficiency
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
reader
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From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
reasonable
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From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
rich
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From this reading I knew not his trade beyond that of Forwarder of Escapes—whether he lived in town or country, whether he were rich or poor, nor by what kind of address I was to gain his confidence.
Romaine's
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
services
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
sign-board
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From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
stages
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From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
swimmingly
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
Thanks
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
top
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From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
town
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From this reading I knew not his trade beyond that of Forwarder of Escapes—whether he lived in town or country, whether he were rich or poor, nor by what kind of address I was to gain his confidence.
trade
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From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
trouble
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From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
Wakefield
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From this reading At last I began to draw near, by reasonable stages, to the neighbourhood of Wakefield; and the name of Mr. Burchell Fenn came to the top in my memory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This was the gentleman (the reader may remember) who made a trade of forwarding the escape of French prisoners.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading How he did so: whether he had a sign-board, _Escapes forwarded_, _apply within_; what he charged for his services, or whether they were gratuitous and charitable, were all matters of which I was at once ignorant and extremely curious.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Thanks to my proficiency in English, and Mr. Romaine’s bank-notes, I was getting on swimmingly without him; but the trouble was that I could not be easy till I had come to the bottom of these mysteries, and it was my difficulty that I knew nothing of him beyond the name.
