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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 He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Fenwick reached Brattle's mill about two o'clock in the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
boyhood
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
Brattle
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
Brattle's
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick reached Brattle's mill about two o'clock in the day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
comfortable
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
coming
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Young Brattle could run well, leap well, fish well, and do a good turn of work about his father's mill.
day
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick reached Brattle's mill about two o'clock in the day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Young Brattle could run well, leap well, fish well, and do a good turn of work about his father's mill.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
enough
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
father's
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From this reading Young Brattle could run well, leap well, fish well, and do a good turn of work about his father's mill.
favourite
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
Fenwick
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick reached Brattle's mill about two o'clock in the day.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
fish
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From this reading Young Brattle could run well, leap well, fish well, and do a good turn of work about his father's mill.
five
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
gently
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Brattle could run well, leap well, fish well, and do a good turn of work about his father's mill.
grow
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Fenwick reached Brattle's mill about two o'clock in the day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
lad
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
leap
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From this reading Young Brattle could run well, leap well, fish well, and do a good turn of work about his father's mill.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
maidens
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
manhood
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
mill
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick reached Brattle's mill about two o'clock in the day.
MILLER
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From this reading THE MILLER.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick reached Brattle's mill about two o'clock in the day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
o'clock
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick reached Brattle's mill about two o'clock in the day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
offences
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
old
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
out
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
parish
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
reached
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick reached Brattle's mill about two o'clock in the day.
rebuking
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
run
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From this reading Young Brattle could run well, leap well, fish well, and do a good turn of work about his father's mill.
Sam
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
saying
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
see
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
six
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MILLER.
there
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
three
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
turn
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From this reading Young Brattle could run well, leap well, fish well, and do a good turn of work about his father's mill.
two
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick reached Brattle's mill about two o'clock in the day.
very
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
well
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From this reading Young Brattle could run well, leap well, fish well, and do a good turn of work about his father's mill.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
whole
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
women
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
words
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
work
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From this reading Young Brattle could run well, leap well, fish well, and do a good turn of work about his father's mill.
years
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From this reading He had not been in the parish very long, not over five or six years, but he had been there long enough to see Sam grow out of boyhood into manhood; and at his first coming to the parish, for the first two or three years, the lad had been a favourite with him.
young
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From this reading During the whole morning, while saying comfortable words to old women, and gently rebuking young maidens, he had been thinking of Sam Brattle and his offences.
