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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 Now, there had been a story about Helpholme.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now, there had been a story about Helpholme.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
acres
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From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
all
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From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
bedridden
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From this reading That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now, there had been a story about Helpholme.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
cattle
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From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
education
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From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
else
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From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
farmers
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From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
fee
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From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had his merits, however; for he was honest, well-to-do in the world, and modest withal.
Going
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From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, there had been a story about Helpholme.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
Helpholme
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From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had his merits, however; for he was honest, well-to-do in the world, and modest withal.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading He had his merits, however; for he was honest, well-to-do in the world, and modest withal.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He had his merits, however; for he was honest, well-to-do in the world, and modest withal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
lady
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From this reading That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.
leave
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From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
manners
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From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
merits
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From this reading He had his merits, however; for he was honest, well-to-do in the world, and modest withal.
modest
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From this reading He had his merits, however; for he was honest, well-to-do in the world, and modest withal.
much
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From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
Now
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From this reading Now, there had been a story about Helpholme.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
old
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From this reading That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
owner
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From this reading That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.
pastures
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From this reading That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.
said
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From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
son
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From this reading That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.
stalwart
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From this reading That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.
story
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From this reading Now, there had been a story about Helpholme.
supported
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From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.
there
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From this reading Now, there had been a story about Helpholme.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
visit
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From this reading “Going to leave me,” said he, thinking of her visit to Helpholme, and thinking of nothing else.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.
well-to-do
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From this reading He had his merits, however; for he was honest, well-to-do in the world, and modest withal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.
wild
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From this reading But though owner in fee of all those wild acres, and of the cattle which they supported, he was not much above the farmers around him, either in manners or education.
withal
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From this reading He had his merits, however; for he was honest, well-to-do in the world, and modest withal.
world
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From this reading He had his merits, however; for he was honest, well-to-do in the world, and modest withal.
