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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 At a reasonable distance on his left, four other guns were posted.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
all
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From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
almost
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
apprehensions
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From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
approach
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
ash
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
Baronet
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
beaters
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
bowler
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
cock
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From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
corner
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
crashing
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From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
cured
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From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
curiously
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
dark
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
distance
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From this reading At a reasonable distance on his left, four other guns were posted.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
Dominey
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
down
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From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
Everard
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
four
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From this reading At a reasonable distance on his left, four other guns were posted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
gardens
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
garrulous
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From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
Germany
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
grey
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
guns
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From this reading At a reasonable distance on his left, four other guns were posted.
Hall
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
happy
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From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
hat
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
heads
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From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
high
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From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
hills
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
keeper
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From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
kitchen
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
latest
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
leaning
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a reasonable distance on his left, four other guns were posted.
listening
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
Middleton
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
months
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
most
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
Norfolk
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
observed
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From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
old
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From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At a reasonable distance on his left, four other guns were posted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
other
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From this reading At a reasonable distance on his left, four other guns were posted.
out
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
pheasant
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From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
place
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
popular
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
posted
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From this reading At a reasonable distance on his left, four other guns were posted.
reasonable
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From this reading At a reasonable distance on his left, four other guns were posted.
recruit
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
return
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
ridge
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
Seaman
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
seem
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From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
side
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
society
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
softly
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From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
some
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
sporting
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
Squire
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From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
stick
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
stretched
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
suit
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From this reading On one side of him stood Middleton, leaning on his ash stick and listening to the approach of the beaters; on the other, Seaman, curiously out of place in his dark grey suit and bowler hat.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
very
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From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
watching
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From this reading “That do seem right to have a Squire Dominey at this corner,” he observed, watching a high cock pheasant come crashing down over their heads.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At a reasonable distance on his left, four other guns were posted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old keeper, whom time seemed to have cured of all his apprehensions, was softly garrulous and very happy.
wood
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From this reading Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, the latest and most popular recruit to Norfolk sporting society, stood one afternoon, some months after his return from Germany, at the corner of the long wood which stretched from the ridge of hills behind almost to the kitchen gardens of the Hall.
