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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 Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
accidentally
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
advantages
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
allusion
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
anxiety
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
any
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
attention
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
available
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
Baby
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
Badly
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
Bill
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
boy
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
Brain
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
came
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
casual
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
certainly
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
chant
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
child
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
child's
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
choir
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
clear
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
close
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
clothes
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
conversation
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
covert
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
curiosity
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
day
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
days
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
deep
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
direction
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
discourse
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
discussed
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
DonenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
Evidence
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
evince
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
few
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
foundling
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
full
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
gain
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
garden
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
gathered
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
give
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
glance
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
go
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
going
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
gossip
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
grandchild
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
Gray
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
Grays
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
head
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
heard
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
how
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
hymn
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
identification
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
inquiries
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
interpreted
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
keep
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
Knew
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
lead
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
like
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
likely
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
makes
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
mark
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
matter
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
means
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
men
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
moments
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
most
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
Mr
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
much
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
naturally
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
news
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
night
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
Now
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
occurred
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
once
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
only
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
organist
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
organist's
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
other
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
out
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
overhearing
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
paid
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
particularly
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
pause
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
penalty
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
people
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
piece
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
practice
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
probably
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
proportion
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
resolved
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
restless
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
Robins
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
send
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
set
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
some
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
story
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
There
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
together
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
Too
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
trouble
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
usual
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
Village
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
want
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
way
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From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
ways
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From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
Well
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From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The penalty is that when they particularly want to hear any piece of news, they are not likely to hear it naturally like other people, but must go out of their way to make inquiries and evince a curiosity which at once makes them remarkable.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Village Evidence--'Gray' on the Brain--Too Well He Knew--Mr Robins and the Baby--He Had Not Done Badly There is certainly a penalty paid by people who keep entirely clear of gossip, though it is not by any means in proportion to the advantages they gain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even Bill Gray knew the organist's ways too well to trouble him with the story, though he was too full of it himself to give his usual attention at the next choir practice, and, at every available pause between chant and hymn, his head and that of the boy next him were close together in deep discourse.
word
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
workhouse
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From this reading Now every one in the village except Mr Robins heard of the baby found in the Grays' garden, and discussed how it came there, but it was only by overhearing a casual word here and there that the organist gathered even so much as that the Grays had resolved to keep the child, and were not going to send it to the workhouse.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
yew-hedge
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From this reading It had occurred to Mr Robins' mind, in the waking moments of that restless night, that there might have been--nay, most probably was--some mark on the child's clothes which would lead to its identification, and, for the next few days, every glance in his direction, or, for the matter of that, in any other direction, was interpreted by him as having some covert allusion to this foundling grandchild of his; but the conversation of some men outside his yew-hedge, which he accidentally overheard one day, set his anxiety at rest.
