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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
absent
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
Anarchy
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From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
aristocratic
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From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
Arthur
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
Barbarians
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From this reading "'Barbarians, Philistines, Populace!'"
beautiful
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From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
book
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
class
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From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
clearly
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From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
country
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From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
crowning
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From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
Culture
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From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
distinguish
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From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
former
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From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
fortified
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From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.
French
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From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
go
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From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
golden-haired
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
grass
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
imposing
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From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.
landscape
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From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
laughing
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From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.
letters
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
lost
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
lounging
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
lying
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
man
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
Meadows
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
middle
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From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
noticed
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
novel
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From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
often
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From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
own
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From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
pages
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
Philistines
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From this reading "'Barbarians, Philistines, Populace!'"
Populace
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From this reading "'Barbarians, Philistines, Populace!'"
post
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From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
presently
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From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.
proper
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From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
say
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From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
search
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
seat
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From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
see
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From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
There
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From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.
trifling
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From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.
turned
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From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.
turning
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
voice
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
want
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From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.
words
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.
young
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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.
