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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 Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
according
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
acquainted
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
ain't
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
all
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
allow
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
almost
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
also
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
any
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
attempt
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
barracks
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
belong
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
blackguards
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
college
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
Colleges
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
conclude
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
continent
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
country
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
Crawford
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
d'hôte
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
Define
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
difficulty
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
E
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
Essex
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
establishment
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
Europe
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
existence
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
experienced
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
explaining
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
Fellows
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
foreigner
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
founder
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
French
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
futile
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
general
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
German
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
H
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
hair
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
heroes
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
illustrate
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
indicated
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
inquirer
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
institution
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
insuperable
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
intelligent
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
intelligible
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
J
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
Kipling
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From this reading _Rudyard Kipling_.
knowledge
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
Lancelot
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
less
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
like
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
limited
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
Lorimer
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
made
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
means
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
men
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
misleading
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
monastic
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
more
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
most
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
neighbour
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
offer
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
only
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
own
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
parallel
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
privileged
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
reason
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
red
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
remarkable
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
Rudyard
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From this reading _Rudyard Kipling_.
scheme
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
shirt
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
single
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
situation
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
Speed
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
Stamp
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
Strand
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
Street
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
T
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
table
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
time
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
too
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From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
tourist
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
travel
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From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
tweeds
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
Universities
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
wearing
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From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Fellows of Colleges who travel on the continent of Europe have, from time to time, experienced the almost insuperable difficulty of explaining to the more or less intelligent foreigner their own reason of existence, and that of the establishment to which they are privileged to belong.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Define any college according to the general scheme indicated by its founder; when you have made the situation as intelligible as a limited knowledge of French or German will allow, the inquirer will conclude that ’_also_ it is a monastic institution,’ and that you are wearing a hair shirt under your tourist tweeds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
worse
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From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading J. H. Lorimer, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, and E. Stamp Essex Street, Strand ’We ain’t no thin red heroes, nor we ain’t no blackguards too, But single men in barracks, most remarkable like you.’
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is all the worse if your neighbour at the _table d’hôte_ is acquainted with the Universities of his own country, for these offer no parallel at all, and to attempt to illustrate by means of them is not only futile but misleading.
