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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 I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
all
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
any
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From this reading “We have been expecting you long,” said my lord; “and indeed, of late days, ceased to expect you any more.
arrived
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From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
barn
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
become
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From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have been expecting you long,” said my lord; “and indeed, of late days, ceased to expect you any more.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
board
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
boat
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
breathless
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From this reading I burst in upon him breathless, and gave him my news: which was indeed no news at all, several ships having outsailed the _Nonesuch_ in the interval.
burst
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From this reading I burst in upon him breathless, and gave him my news: which was indeed no news at all, several ships having outsailed the _Nonesuch_ in the interval.
byre
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
carrying
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
ceased
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From this reading “We have been expecting you long,” said my lord; “and indeed, of late days, ceased to expect you any more.
chief
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From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
complicity
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
days
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From this reading “We have been expecting you long,” said my lord; “and indeed, of late days, ceased to expect you any more.
direction
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
easily
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
effected
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “We have been expecting you long,” said my lord; “and indeed, of late days, ceased to expect you any more.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “We have been expecting you long,” said my lord; “and indeed, of late days, ceased to expect you any more.
extraordinary
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
farming
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From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
filled
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From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
finding
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
frequentation
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From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
garden
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
gave
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From this reading I burst in upon him breathless, and gave him my news: which was indeed no news at all, several ships having outsailed the _Nonesuch_ in the interval.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I burst in upon him breathless, and gave him my news: which was indeed no news at all, several ships having outsailed the _Nonesuch_ in the interval.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I burst in upon him breathless, and gave him my news: which was indeed no news at all, several ships having outsailed the _Nonesuch_ in the interval.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
house
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
indeed
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From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
interval
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From this reading I burst in upon him breathless, and gave him my news: which was indeed no news at all, several ships having outsailed the _Nonesuch_ in the interval.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
large
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
late
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From this reading “We have been expecting you long,” said my lord; “and indeed, of late days, ceased to expect you any more.
loaded
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have been expecting you long,” said my lord; “and indeed, of late days, ceased to expect you any more.
lord
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From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
lord's
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
mansion
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
march
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
Master
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
McMurtrie
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
mentioned
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
mighty
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
more
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
news
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From this reading I burst in upon him breathless, and gave him my news: which was indeed no news at all, several ships having outsailed the _Nonesuch_ in the interval.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
Nonesuch
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From this reading I burst in upon him breathless, and gave him my news: which was indeed no news at all, several ships having outsailed the _Nonesuch_ in the interval.
now
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From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
off
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
other
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
outsailed
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From this reading I burst in upon him breathless, and gave him my news: which was indeed no news at all, several ships having outsailed the _Nonesuch_ in the interval.
outskirts
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
partly
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
place
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
placed
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
put
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
resolved
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
said
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From this reading “We have been expecting you long,” said my lord; “and indeed, of late days, ceased to expect you any more.
several
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From this reading I burst in upon him breathless, and gave him my news: which was indeed no news at all, several ships having outsailed the _Nonesuch_ in the interval.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
ships
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From this reading I burst in upon him breathless, and gave him my news: which was indeed no news at all, several ships having outsailed the _Nonesuch_ in the interval.
side
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
skiff
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
speed
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
stable
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
steal
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From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
suitable
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
top
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
trouble
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
very
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From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
walking
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From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have been expecting you long,” said my lord; “and indeed, of late days, ceased to expect you any more.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was here my lord was walking when I arrived; indeed, it had become his chief place of frequentation, and his mind was now filled with farming.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading I had no more trouble in finding a direction to my lord’s house, whither I went at top speed, and which I found to be on the outskirts of the place, a very suitable mansion, in a fine garden, with an extraordinary large barn, byre, and stable, all in one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have mentioned I was resolved to steal a march upon the Master; and this, with the complicity of Captain McMurtrie, was mighty easily effected: a boat being partly loaded on the one side of our ship and the Master placed on board of it, the while a skiff put off from the other, carrying me alone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We have been expecting you long,” said my lord; “and indeed, of late days, ceased to expect you any more.
