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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 “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
abroad
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
all
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
assured
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
befitting
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
beggar's
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From this reading If this was the case, farewell to the beggar’s brat theory, and to all hope both for Sandy and himself.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
Black
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading If this was the case, farewell to the beggar’s brat theory, and to all hope both for Sandy and himself.
boy
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
brat
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From this reading If this was the case, farewell to the beggar’s brat theory, and to all hope both for Sandy and himself.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
Bull
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
came
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
case
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From this reading If this was the case, farewell to the beggar’s brat theory, and to all hope both for Sandy and himself.
cottage
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
country
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Came over with his father!” cried Mr Pringle, through whose soul this information smote like a sword.
decent-like
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
easy
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
end
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
eyes
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
far
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
farewell
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From this reading If this was the case, farewell to the beggar’s brat theory, and to all hope both for Sandy and himself.
father
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
fear
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
find
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
flying
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From this reading “Well, that’s the most reasonable story,” said the landlord; “there’s plenty of other nonsense flying about the country.
folk
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If this was the case, farewell to the beggar’s brat theory, and to all hope both for Sandy and himself.
foreign
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
God
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
going
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
Hewan
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
Honourable
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
hope
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From this reading If this was the case, farewell to the beggar’s brat theory, and to all hope both for Sandy and himself.
house
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
I'm
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If this was the case, farewell to the beggar’s brat theory, and to all hope both for Sandy and himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
information
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From this reading “Came over with his father!” cried Mr Pringle, through whose soul this information smote like a sword.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
it's
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
landlord
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
like
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From this reading “Came over with his father!” cried Mr Pringle, through whose soul this information smote like a sword.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
luncheon
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
machine
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
mission
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
most
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From this reading “Well, that’s the most reasonable story,” said the landlord; “there’s plenty of other nonsense flying about the country.
Mr
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
nonsense
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From this reading “Well, that’s the most reasonable story,” said the landlord; “there’s plenty of other nonsense flying about the country.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
ostensible
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
other
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From this reading “Well, that’s the most reasonable story,” said the landlord; “there’s plenty of other nonsense flying about the country.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
parts
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
plenty
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From this reading “Well, that’s the most reasonable story,” said the landlord; “there’s plenty of other nonsense flying about the country.
Pringle
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
real
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
reasonable
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From this reading “Well, that’s the most reasonable story,” said the landlord; “there’s plenty of other nonsense flying about the country.
Richard
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
Ross
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
said
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
Sandy
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From this reading If this was the case, farewell to the beggar’s brat theory, and to all hope both for Sandy and himself.
sir
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
smiling
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
smote
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From this reading “Came over with his father!” cried Mr Pringle, through whose soul this information smote like a sword.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
some
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
soul
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From this reading “Came over with his father!” cried Mr Pringle, through whose soul this information smote like a sword.
stories
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
story
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From this reading “Well, that’s the most reasonable story,” said the landlord; “there’s plenty of other nonsense flying about the country.
sword
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From this reading “Came over with his father!” cried Mr Pringle, through whose soul this information smote like a sword.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
that's
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From this reading “Well, that’s the most reasonable story,” said the landlord; “there’s plenty of other nonsense flying about the country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
theory
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From this reading If this was the case, farewell to the beggar’s brat theory, and to all hope both for Sandy and himself.
there's
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Came over with his father!” cried Mr Pringle, through whose soul this information smote like a sword.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Came over with his father!” cried Mr Pringle, through whose soul this information smote like a sword.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
truth
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
up
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From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
Vi
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From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
Well
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From this reading “Well, that’s the most reasonable story,” said the landlord; “there’s plenty of other nonsense flying about the country.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Oh, sir, no, sir,” said the smiling landlord at the Black Bull, where Mr Pringle went to have some luncheon and to order “a machine,” to take Vi and himself to the Hewan--the little cottage, which was the ostensible end of his mission--“there’s different stories going about the country, but we must not believe all we hear.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “Came over with his father!” cried Mr Pringle, through whose soul this information smote like a sword.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The real truth is, I’m assured by them that ought to know, that the little boy came over from foreign parts with his father, the Honourable Richard Ross, to be brought up as is befitting, in a decent-like house, and among folk that have some fear of God before their eyes,--which it’s no easy to find, so far as I can hear, abroad.”
