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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 It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
abundant
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
awakened
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
Banbury
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From this reading This, I think, is the coach of my Lord, the Earl of Banbury.
bank
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
blue
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
bold
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
boldness
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
came
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
coach
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From this reading This, I think, is the coach of my Lord, the Earl of Banbury.
coachman
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
command
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
courtier
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
crave
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From this reading "Ladies," he said, as he reached the road, "I crave your pardon humbly.
deference
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
disheveled
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
disordered
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
down
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
dress
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
Earl
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From this reading This, I think, is the coach of my Lord, the Earl of Banbury.
eye
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
face
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
figure
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
grace
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
hand
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
hat
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
hedge
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
humbly
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From this reading "Ladies," he said, as he reached the road, "I crave your pardon humbly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ladies," he said, as he reached the road, "I crave your pardon humbly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, I think, is the coach of my Lord, the Earl of Banbury.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
just
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
Ladies
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From this reading "Ladies," he said, as he reached the road, "I crave your pardon humbly.
LAURISTON
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
LAW
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
less
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
lighting
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
Lord
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From this reading This, I think, is the coach of my Lord, the Earl of Banbury.
made
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
man
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
mien
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This, I think, is the coach of my Lord, the Earl of Banbury.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
now
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
obeyed
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
out
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
pardon
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From this reading "Ladies," he said, as he reached the road, "I crave your pardon humbly.
profile
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
reached
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From this reading "Ladies," he said, as he reached the road, "I crave your pardon humbly.
rising
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
road
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From this reading "Ladies," he said, as he reached the road, "I crave your pardon humbly.
said
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From this reading "Ladies," he said, as he reached the road, "I crave your pardon humbly.
shelter
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
showing
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
sleep
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
stepped
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
straight
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
sun
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
there
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, I think, is the coach of my Lord, the Earl of Banbury.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
top
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
Travel-stained
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
Unconsciously
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
unvoiced
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From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
up
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From this reading It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON Unconsciously the coachman obeyed the unvoiced command of this man, who stepped out from the shelter of the hedge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
withal
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From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Travel-stained, just awakened from sleep, disheveled, with dress disordered, there was none the less abundant boldness in his mien as he came forward, yet withal the grace and deference of the courtier.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ladies," he said, as he reached the road, "I crave your pardon humbly.
