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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 Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
alibis
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
anti-renters
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
anticipated
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
any
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
baron
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
bethought
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
blocked
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
brief
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From this reading His brief dream of the rehabilitation of the commonwealth brought only memories stirring him to restlessness.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His brief dream of the rehabilitation of the commonwealth brought only memories stirring him to restlessness.
burden
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
case
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
city
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
clue
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
commonwealth
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From this reading His brief dream of the rehabilitation of the commonwealth brought only memories stirring him to restlessness.
convincing
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
courts
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
difficult
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
distance
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
domains
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading His brief dream of the rehabilitation of the commonwealth brought only memories stirring him to restlessness.
establish
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
exiled
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
find
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
INCIDENT
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
kind
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
land
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
lay
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
leave
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
locality
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
manor
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
memorable
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading His brief dream of the rehabilitation of the commonwealth brought only memories stirring him to restlessness.
monotony
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
more
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
native
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
neighboring
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
neighbors
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
night
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
northern
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
ONLY
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
outrages
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
owed
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
own
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
patroon
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
perpetrators
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
personal
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
practically
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
progress
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
proof
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
reach
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
redress
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
rehabilitation
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From this reading His brief dream of the rehabilitation of the commonwealth brought only memories stirring him to restlessness.
rescue
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
restlessness
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From this reading His brief dream of the rehabilitation of the commonwealth brought only memories stirring him to restlessness.
safety
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
satisfactorily
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
scattering
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
sought
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
stirring
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From this reading His brief dream of the rehabilitation of the commonwealth brought only memories stirring him to restlessness.
subside
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
tied
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
town
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
turmoil
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
turn
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From this reading On the patroon lay the burden of proof, and he found it more difficult than he had anticipated to establish satisfactorily any kind of a case, for alibis blocked his progress at every turn.
undoubtedly
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From this reading "ONLY AN INCIDENT" To the scattering of the anti-renters by the rescue party that memorable night at the manor the land baron undoubtedly owed his safety.
violence
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From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
wait
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
war
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
winter
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From this reading At war with his neighbors, and with little taste for the monotony of a northern winter, he bethought him of his native city, determined to leave the locality and at a distance wait for the turmoil to subside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Beyond reach of personal violence in a neighboring town, without his own domains, from which he was practically exiled, he had sought redress in the courts, only to find his hands tied, with no convincing clue to the perpetrators of these outrages.
