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The American Prisoner
The American Prisoner

Chapter XXI

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RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.
This fact by no means troubled his level temper.
He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.
"Do not think, my dear girl, that Peter is blind.
He knows all about Endymion.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The American Prisoner

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.
Line 2
This fact by no means troubled his level temper.
Line 3
He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.
Line 4
"Do not think, my dear girl, that Peter is blind.
Line 5
He knows all about Endymion.

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 “He knows all about Endymion.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

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

From this reading “RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Do not think, my dear girl, that Peter is blind.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.”

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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 RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He knows all about Endymion.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

all

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From this reading He knows all about Endymion.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

arrived

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

blind

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From this reading "Do not think, my dear girl, that Peter is blind.

blowing-house

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

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

From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This fact by no means troubled his level temper.

Chagford

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

coming

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

dear

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From this reading "Do not think, my dear girl, that Peter is blind.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do not think, my dear girl, that Peter is blind.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

Endymion

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From this reading He knows all about Endymion.

fact

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From this reading This fact by no means troubled his level temper.

Farm

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

fortnight

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

Fox

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

girl

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From this reading "Do not think, my dear girl, that Peter is blind.

Grace

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading This fact by no means troubled his level temper.

intention

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Do not think, my dear girl, that Peter is blind.

knows

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From this reading He knows all about Endymion.

less

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

level

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From this reading This fact by no means troubled his level temper.

Malherb's

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

marry

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

Maurice

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

means

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From this reading This fact by no means troubled his level temper.

more

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

Mr

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Do not think, my dear girl, that Peter is blind.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading This fact by no means troubled his level temper.

noon

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

Norcot

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Do not think, my dear girl, that Peter is blind.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

old

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

out

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

Peter

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

plain-spoken

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

poetical

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

REASON

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

reminded

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

RHYME

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

snow

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

stay

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

summer

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

temper

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From this reading This fact by no means troubled his level temper.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Do not think, my dear girl, that Peter is blind.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This fact by no means troubled his level temper.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

Tor

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

troubled

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From this reading This fact by no means troubled his level temper.

usual

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

visit

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From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

walked

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From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was neither more plain-spoken nor less poetical than usual as he walked out with Grace after noon, and reminded her of Maurice Malherb's intention that she should marry during the coming summer.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading RHYME AND REASON A fortnight after the visit to the old blowing-house, Mr. Peter Norcot arrived from Chagford to stay a while at Fox Tor Farm, and with him he brought more snow.