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altered
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
always
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From this reading "Vargrave, it is really unpleasant, our finding ourselves always thus controlled by our own partisans.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YOU shall be Horace, and Tibullus I.--POPE.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are welcome!" said Lumley, "welcome!--the very man I wished to see."
armchair
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading YOU shall be Horace, and Tibullus I.--POPE.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
changed
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
controlled
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From this reading "Vargrave, it is really unpleasant, our finding ourselves always thus controlled by our own partisans.
disturbed
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
Earl
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
entrance
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
finding
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From this reading "Vargrave, it is really unpleasant, our finding ourselves always thus controlled by our own partisans.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
grown
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
hair
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
Horace
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From this reading YOU shall be Horace, and Tibullus I.--POPE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading YOU shall be Horace, and Tibullus I.--POPE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
iron-gray
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Vargrave, it is really unpleasant, our finding ourselves always thus controlled by our own partisans.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Vargrave, it is really unpleasant, our finding ourselves always thus controlled by our own partisans.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
LORD
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
Lumley
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From this reading "You are welcome!" said Lumley, "welcome!--the very man I wished to see."
man
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From this reading "You are welcome!" said Lumley, "welcome!--the very man I wished to see."
met
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Vargrave, it is really unpleasant, our finding ourselves always thus controlled by our own partisans.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "Vargrave, it is really unpleasant, our finding ourselves always thus controlled by our own partisans.
own
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From this reading "Vargrave, it is really unpleasant, our finding ourselves always thus controlled by our own partisans.
paler
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
partisans
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From this reading "Vargrave, it is really unpleasant, our finding ourselves always thus controlled by our own partisans.
POPE
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From this reading YOU shall be Horace, and Tibullus I.--POPE.
really
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From this reading "Vargrave, it is really unpleasant, our finding ourselves always thus controlled by our own partisans.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
revery
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
said
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From this reading "You are welcome!" said Lumley, "welcome!--the very man I wished to see."
Saxingham
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
scarcely
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
see
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From this reading "You are welcome!" said Lumley, "welcome!--the very man I wished to see."
series
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading YOU shall be Horace, and Tibullus I.--POPE.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
snow-white
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
somewhat
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
thinner
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
threw
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
thus
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From this reading "Vargrave, it is really unpleasant, our finding ourselves always thus controlled by our own partisans.
Tibullus
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From this reading YOU shall be Horace, and Tibullus I.--POPE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are welcome!" said Lumley, "welcome!--the very man I wished to see."
unpleasant
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From this reading "Vargrave, it is really unpleasant, our finding ourselves always thus controlled by our own partisans.
VARGRAVE
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From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
very
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From this reading "You are welcome!" said Lumley, "welcome!--the very man I wished to see."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LORD VARGRAVE was disturbed from his revery by the entrance of the Earl of Saxingham.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
welcome
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From this reading "You are welcome!" said Lumley, "welcome!--the very man I wished to see."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
wished
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From this reading "You are welcome!" said Lumley, "welcome!--the very man I wished to see."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
work
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From this reading Lord Saxingham, who was scarcely altered since we met with him in the last series of this work, except that he had grown somewhat paler and thinner, and that his hair had changed from iron-gray to snow-white, threw himself in the armchair beside Lumley, and replied,--
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOU shall be Horace, and Tibullus I.--POPE.
