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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 on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
all
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
astir
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
barouche
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
bodkin
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
bright
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There would have been plenty of room for her, though I don’t know that this would have been considered quite a dignified proceeding by my lady.
carriage
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
Castleton
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
central
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
cheers
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
chief
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
close
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
committee
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
considered
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From this reading There would have been plenty of room for her, though I don’t know that this would have been considered quite a dignified proceeding by my lady.
country
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
county
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
dignified
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From this reading There would have been plenty of room for her, though I don’t know that this would have been considered quite a dignified proceeding by my lady.
don't
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From this reading There would have been plenty of room for her, though I don’t know that this would have been considered quite a dignified proceeding by my lady.
drove
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
Duke's
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
Eskshire
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
Eskside
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
far
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
four
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
front
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
grandfather
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
grey
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
heavy
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There would have been plenty of room for her, though I don’t know that this would have been considered quite a dignified proceeding by my lady.
high
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
honour
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
hopes
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
horses
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
hotel
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
house
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
how
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
hustings
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
interest
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
knight
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There would have been plenty of room for her, though I don’t know that this would have been considered quite a dignified proceeding by my lady.
lady
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
lord
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
market-place
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
Mary
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
Miss
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
more
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
nomination
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
occasion
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
old
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
once
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
Parliament
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
Percival
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
place
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
plenty
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From this reading There would have been plenty of room for her, though I don’t know that this would have been considered quite a dignified proceeding by my lady.
proceeding
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From this reading There would have been plenty of room for her, though I don’t know that this would have been considered quite a dignified proceeding by my lady.
quiet
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There would have been plenty of room for her, though I don’t know that this would have been considered quite a dignified proceeding by my lady.
raised
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
represent
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
room
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From this reading There would have been plenty of room for her, though I don’t know that this would have been considered quite a dignified proceeding by my lady.
seat
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
serious
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
shire
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
sitting
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
spirits
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
spring
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
state
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
stone
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
There
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From this reading There would have been plenty of room for her, though I don’t know that this would have been considered quite a dignified proceeding by my lady.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There would have been plenty of room for her, though I don’t know that this would have been considered quite a dignified proceeding by my lady.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
tolerably
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
town
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From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
Val
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From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
Valentine
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
various
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
Vi
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From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was on a bright spring morning that the nomination of a knight of the shire to represent Eskshire in Parliament took place in Castleton, the quiet little country town which was not far from the Duke’s chief seat, and tolerably central for all the county.
windows
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The party from Eskside drove over in state, my lord and my lady, with Miss Percival and Val, in the barouche, and with four horses in honour of so great an occasion.
witness
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From this reading The little town was all astir, and various cheers were raised as Lord Eskside and Val went into the committee room; and my lady and Mary went on to the hotel which was in their interest,--a heavy, serious, old, grey stone house in the market-place close to the hustings, from one of the windows of which they were to witness the nomination.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were all in high spirits, with hopes as bright as the morning, though I think Valentine thought more than once how pleasant it would have been to have had little Vi sitting bodkin on the front seat of the carriage between himself and his grandfather.
