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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 Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
all
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
anxious
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
any
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From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
assembled
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
attention
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From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
authority
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From this reading That great authority gave it as his opinion that it would keep fine all day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
certain
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
class
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
clouds
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
county
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
day
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
dinners
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
discharge
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
discuss
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
entertainment
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From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
entertainments
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From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
examine
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
exclusively
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
expert
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
eyes
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
felt
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That great authority gave it as his opinion that it would keep fine all day.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
gardener
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
gave
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From this reading That great authority gave it as his opinion that it would keep fine all day.
give
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From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
guests
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
head
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
highest
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
horizon
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
hospitality
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From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
house
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
husk
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From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
important
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
keep
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From this reading That great authority gave it as his opinion that it would keep fine all day.
known
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From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
learning
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
library
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From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
lighter
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From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
man
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
man's
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
manner
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From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
more
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
mother's
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From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
motives
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
much
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From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
occasion
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
occasional
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From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
occasionally
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
occurrences
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From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
opinion
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From this reading That great authority gave it as his opinion that it would keep fine all day.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
out
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From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
outer
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From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
own
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
parties
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
periodical
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
personage
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
place
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
political
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
promised
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
round
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
said
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
see
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
serious
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
shape
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From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
shell
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From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
slightly
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
solemn
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From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it had never been known that he had come out of himself, or even out of his library, which was in a manner the outer shell and husk of himself, for anything in the shape of an occasional entertainment, the lighter occurrences of hospitality.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
weather
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
well
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From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Those which were more exclusively his own, the periodical dinners, the parties of guests occasionally assembled in the house either for political motives or in discharge of what he felt to be his duty as an important personage in the county, or for shooting--which was the least responsible of all, but still the man’s part in a house of the highest class--he did give a certain solemn and serious attention to.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On this occasion, however, he was about all the morning with a slightly anxious look about his eyes, in the first place to see that the day promised well, to examine the horizon all round, and discuss the clouds with the head gardener, who was a man of much learning and an expert, as might be said, on the great question of the weather.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That great authority gave it as his opinion that it would keep fine all day.
Wradisley
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From this reading Mr. Wradisley had never been known to give so much attention to any of his mother’s entertainments before.
