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The Freelands

Chapter XXII

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What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
When she had joined him in the kitchen Tod shut the door.
“Two policemen,” he said, “want Tryst.
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The Freelands

Chapter XXII

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
Line 2
After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
Line 3
Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
Line 4
When she had joined him in the kitchen Tod shut the door.
Line 5
“Two policemen,” he said, “want Tryst.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.”

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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 What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

all

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

appeared

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

arrest

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

breakfast

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

brothers

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

children

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

constables

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

door

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

doorway

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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

edge

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

enigma

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

extremely

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

fixedly

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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

full

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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

glaze

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading When she had joined him in the kitchen Tod shut the door.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

joined

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From this reading When she had joined him in the kitchen Tod shut the door.

Kirsteen

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

kitchen

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From this reading When she had joined him in the kitchen Tod shut the door.

leadless

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

more

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

motionless

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

much

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

perhaps

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

police

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

policemen

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From this reading “Two policemen,” he said, “want Tryst.

regarding

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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

said

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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

scullery

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

seconds

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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading When she had joined him in the kitchen Tod shut the door.

shut

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From this reading When she had joined him in the kitchen Tod shut the door.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

Sunday

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

things

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

thirty

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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

three

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

tidy

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

Tod

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

Tryst

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

Tryst's

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

two

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

Wait

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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.

want

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From this reading “Two policemen,” he said, “want Tryst.

warrant

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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

washing

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

watching

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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.