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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 News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
according
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
allowed
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
any
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From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
belief
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From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
came
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
country
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From this reading Dunripple Park is in Warwickshire, and lies in the middle of a good hunting country.
days
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
deploring
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
doings
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From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
Dunripple
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From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
Early
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From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
expense
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
February
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From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
FEMALE
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From this reading FEMALE MARTYRDOM.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dunripple Park is in Warwickshire, and lies in the middle of a good hunting country.
Gregory
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From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
heavy
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
held
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From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
hired
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
horses
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
hunters
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
hunting
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From this reading Dunripple Park is in Warwickshire, and lies in the middle of a good hunting country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dunripple Park is in Warwickshire, and lies in the middle of a good hunting country.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
John
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
keep
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
ladies
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From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
led
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
lies
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From this reading Dunripple Park is in Warwickshire, and lies in the middle of a good hunting country.
Loring
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From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
Lowther's
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From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
March
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From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
Marrable
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From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
MARTYRDOM
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From this reading FEMALE MARTYRDOM.
Mary
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From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
middle
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From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
nephew
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
News
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From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
Now
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
Park
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From this reading Dunripple Park is in Warwickshire, and lies in the middle of a good hunting country.
Parson
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
perfect
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From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
purse
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
rate
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From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
reached
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From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
said
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
Sir
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From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
stay
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From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
there
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From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
three
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
tidings
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
uncle
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From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
Walter
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
Warwickshire
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From this reading Dunripple Park is in Warwickshire, and lies in the middle of a good hunting country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
week
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From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, according to Parson John, from whom these tidings came, Walter Marrable was hunting three days a week; and, as Sir Gregory himself did not keep hunters, Walter must have hired his horses,--so said Parson John, deploring that a nephew so poor in purse should have allowed himself to be led into such heavy expense.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early in February Captain Marrable went to Dunripple to stay with his uncle, Sir Gregory, and there he still was when the middle of March had come.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading News of his doings reached the ladies at Loring, but it reached them through hands which were not held to be worthy of a perfect belief,--at any rate, on Mary Lowther's part.
