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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 THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
Aderhold
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
anyhow
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From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.
ask
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From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.
asking
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From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
came
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From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
cast
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From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.
conversation
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
country
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
days
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.
doubted
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From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.
end
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
face
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
fellow
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From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
ghost
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From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
Gilbert
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
given
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From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.
good-bye
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
green
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no money.
haunted
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From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no money.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
idea
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From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.
laid
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From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
loan
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From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
London
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.
money
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From this reading He had no money.
more
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From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.
night
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From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no money.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
once
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From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.
other
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From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.
periphery
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
physician
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From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
Puritan
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
ROSE
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
said
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
set
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
shouldered
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.
son
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
stick
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
strongly
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From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.
TAVERN
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
THREE
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
twice
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From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.
wish
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From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
woman
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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.
