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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 In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The enormity of Temple Barholm itself, regarded as a house to live in in an everyday manner, seemed somewhat to depress him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
any
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From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
appear
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From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
awkward
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From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
Barholm
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
benefit
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
Bradford
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From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
breathing
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
client
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
days
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
depress
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From this reading The enormity of Temple Barholm itself, regarded as a house to live in in an everyday manner, seemed somewhat to depress him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
enormity
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From this reading The enormity of Temple Barholm itself, regarded as a house to live in in an everyday manner, seemed somewhat to depress him.
estate
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
everyday
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From this reading The enormity of Temple Barholm itself, regarded as a house to live in in an everyday manner, seemed somewhat to depress him.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
exhilarated
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From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
extraordinary
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From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
far
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
fortunes
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From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
furnish
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From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
given
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
Grimby
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From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
happened
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From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
house
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From this reading The enormity of Temple Barholm itself, regarded as a house to live in in an everyday manner, seemed somewhat to depress him.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
information
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From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
inheritor
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From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
interested
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From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The enormity of Temple Barholm itself, regarded as a house to live in in an everyday manner, seemed somewhat to depress him.
knowledge
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
latest
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From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
like
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
likely
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
live
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From this reading The enormity of Temple Barholm itself, regarded as a house to live in in an everyday manner, seemed somewhat to depress him.
London
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
manner
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From this reading The enormity of Temple Barholm itself, regarded as a house to live in in an everyday manner, seemed somewhat to depress him.
most
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From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
Mr
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
new
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From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
now
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From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
ordinary
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From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
out
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
own
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
Palford
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
particularly
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From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
perhaps
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
possessions
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From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
practical
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From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
privileges
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
professional
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
regarded
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From this reading The enormity of Temple Barholm itself, regarded as a house to live in in an everyday manner, seemed somewhat to depress him.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The enormity of Temple Barholm itself, regarded as a house to live in in an everyday manner, seemed somewhat to depress him.
sigh
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
somewhat
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From this reading The enormity of Temple Barholm itself, regarded as a house to live in in an everyday manner, seemed somewhat to depress him.
station
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
steamed
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
steward
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From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
Temple
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
train
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
transferable
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
trusted
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From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
trying
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From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
turn
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From this reading It did not appear to Mr. Palford that the new inheritor was particularly interested in his possessions or exhilarated by the extraordinary turn in his fortunes.
two
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
understood
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
Whatsoever
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From this reading Whatsoever happened in days to come, Palford & Grimby had done their most trying and awkward duty by the latest Temple Barholm.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
workings
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From this reading In the course of two days Mr. Palford, having given his client the benefit of his own exact professional knowledge of the estate of Temple Barholm and its workings and privileges as far as he found them transferable and likely to be understood, returned to London, breathing perhaps something like a sigh of relief when the train steamed out of the little station.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bradford, who was the steward of the estate, would now take him over, and could be trusted to furnish practical information of any ordinary order.
