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Chapter XVI

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A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
There was Causleen.
She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Storm

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
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The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
Line 3
There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
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There was Causleen.
Line 5
She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.”

Returned noun US /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.”

Whenever conjunction US /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading “She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.”

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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 A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.

aloof

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From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

attack

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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

bandages

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

Causleen

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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.

chill

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From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.

constantly

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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

days

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

face

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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

fear

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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

fretted

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

Garsykes

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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.

handling

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

Hardcastle

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

house

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From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.

hurt

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.

infirmity

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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

knee

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

met

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From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

old

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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

peat

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

pedlar

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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.

promised

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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.

Rebecca

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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.

Rebecca's

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

returnednounUS /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

ROPE-END

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

rush

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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

service

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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.

shelter

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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.

simples

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

skill

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

slowly

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

There

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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

TREE

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

trusting

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

way

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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.

yielded

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.