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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 There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
Adlerstein
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
adventures
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
all
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
Baroness
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From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
Barons
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
better
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
boys
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From this reading The boys were fourteen years old.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
castle
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From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
change
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From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
chiefly
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From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
collect
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
collected
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
constant
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
correspondence
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
dislike
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
dread
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
Eberhard's
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
elder
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From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
endeavour
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
events
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
excitable
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From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
feeble
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From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
fell
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
few
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
fodder
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
fourteen
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From this reading The boys were fourteen years old.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
goats
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
growth
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From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
hay
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
hunting
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
infuse
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
irritable
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From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
lady's
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
Lammas
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
limbs
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From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
mare
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
marked
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From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
men
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
monotonous
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From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
moor
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
more
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From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
mother's
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From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
old
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
only
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
opposition
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
Otherwise
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From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
power
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
principles
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
residence
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From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
ridden
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
serfs
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
shrinking
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
Sir
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
steed
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
stored
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
temper
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From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
there
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From this reading Otherwise there had been no change, except that the elder Baroness was more feeble in her limbs, and still more irritable and excitable in temper.
tide
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
tyrannous
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
Ulm
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So monotonous was their mother’s life that it was chiefly their growth that marked the length of her residence in the castle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
white
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
win
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
winter's
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
yearly
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From this reading There were no events, save a few hunting adventures of the boys, or the yearly correspondence with Ulm; and the same life continued, of shrinking in dread from the old lady’s tyrannous dislike, and of the constant endeavour to infuse better principles into the boys, without the open opposition for which there was neither power nor strength.
years
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From this reading The boys were fourteen years old.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
young
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From this reading “IT fell about the Lammas tide, When moor men win their hay,” that all the serfs of Adlerstein were collected to collect their lady’s hay to be stored for the winter’s fodder of the goats, and of poor Sir Eberhard’s old white mare, the only steed as yet ridden by the young Barons.
