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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 She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly she turned in the direction of that village as soon as she had reached the road.
adjoining
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From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
advice
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From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
arrived
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From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Accordingly she turned in the direction of that village as soon as she had reached the road.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
common
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From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
direction
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From this reading Accordingly she turned in the direction of that village as soon as she had reached the road.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
healthy
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From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At her request, she was shown into the library, and she told the parson of her trouble.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
ill
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From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Accordingly she turned in the direction of that village as soon as she had reached the road.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At her request, she was shown into the library, and she told the parson of her trouble.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
library
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From this reading At her request, she was shown into the library, and she told the parson of her trouble.
Mehetabel
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From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
Milford
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From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
occurred
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From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
parish
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From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
parson
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From this reading At her request, she was shown into the library, and she told the parson of her trouble.
perhaps
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From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
reached
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From this reading Accordingly she turned in the direction of that village as soon as she had reached the road.
rector
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From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
request
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From this reading At her request, she was shown into the library, and she told the parson of her trouble.
road
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From this reading Accordingly she turned in the direction of that village as soon as she had reached the road.
separated
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From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
several
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From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
shown
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From this reading At her request, she was shown into the library, and she told the parson of her trouble.
soon
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From this reading Accordingly she turned in the direction of that village as soon as she had reached the road.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
Thursley
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From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
times
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From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At her request, she was shown into the library, and she told the parson of her trouble.
tract
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From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
trouble
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From this reading At her request, she was shown into the library, and she told the parson of her trouble.
turned
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From this reading Accordingly she turned in the direction of that village as soon as she had reached the road.
vicar
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From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
village
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From this reading Accordingly she turned in the direction of that village as soon as she had reached the road.
walked
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From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
WANDERERS
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From this reading WANDERERS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
wearily
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From this reading She walked wearily along till she arrived in this, the adjoining parish, separated from Thursley by a tract of healthy common.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
Witley
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From this reading It occurred to Mehetabel that the rector of Milford had been over at Thursley several times to do duty when the vicar of Witley was ill, and she thought that perhaps she might obtain advice from him.
