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1788
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From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
1795
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From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
17th
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
also
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From this reading Nancy Fowles had also charge of my sister Kate, who was six years my senior.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
breath
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
Bunker's
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
called
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
care
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
Charfield
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From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
charge
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From this reading Nancy Fowles had also charge of my sister Kate, who was six years my senior.
commending
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
commission
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
commonly
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
cornet's
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
Corporal
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
death
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From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
degree
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From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
died
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
Dragoons
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
factotum
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
family
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From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
father
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From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
Fowles
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
got
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From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nancy Fowles had also charge of my sister Kate, who was six years my senior.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
held
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
Hill
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
home
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
invalided
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
Jack
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
James
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From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
John
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
Kate
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From this reading Nancy Fowles had also charge of my sister Kate, who was six years my senior.
Kentish
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From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
latest
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
Light
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
living
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From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
married
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From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
mother
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
Nancy
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From this reading Nancy Fowles had also charge of my sister Kate, who was six years my senior.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
old
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
ordained
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From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
Oxford
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From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
patron
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From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
rector
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From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
Rev
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From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
senior
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From this reading Nancy Fowles had also charge of my sister Kate, who was six years my senior.
servant
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
service
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From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
severely
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
sister
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From this reading Nancy Fowles had also charge of my sister Kate, who was six years my senior.
six
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From this reading Nancy Fowles had also charge of my sister Kate, who was six years my senior.
succeeded
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From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
then
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From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
trusted
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
village
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From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
villagers
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
week
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then retired from the service, went to Oxford, took his degree, was ordained, got married, and on the death of his father, in 1788, succeeded to our family living.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nancy Fowles had also charge of my sister Kate, who was six years my senior.
wife
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From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
Wilmot
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From this reading I was born in 1795, at the Kentish village of Charfield, of which my father, the Rev. James Wilmot, was patron and rector.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My mother died before I was a week old, commending me with her latest breath to the care of a trusted servant, the wife of our factotum John Fowles--"Corporal Jack," as the villagers commonly called him.
wounded
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
years
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From this reading Nancy Fowles had also charge of my sister Kate, who was six years my senior.
youth
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From this reading In his youth my father had held a cornet's commission in the 17th Light Dragoons, but being severely wounded at Bunker's Hill, he was invalided home.
