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Bressant: A Novel
Bressant: A Novel

Chapter XXIX

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Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.
"I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."
Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.
He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.
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Bressant: A Novel

Chapter XXIX

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.
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"I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."
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Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.
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He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.”

Gentleman noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."”

Length noun US /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading “"I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.”

Sagacity noun US /səˈɡæs.ə.t̬i/

The quality of being sagacious; keen wisdom and sound judgment. (Sự minh triết, sự sáng suốt.)

From this reading “Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.”

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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 He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

air

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From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

always

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From this reading He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

antipathy

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From this reading He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

archness

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From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

attain

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From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

bacchanalian

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From this reading Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.

Bressant

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From this reading Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

distinctness

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From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

effort

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From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

ejaculated

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From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

evident

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From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

fellow

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From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

group

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From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

immediately

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From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

intensified

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From this reading He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

lengthnounUS /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

loathing

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From this reading He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.

LOST

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From this reading LOST.

moment

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From this reading He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

moments

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From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

Mr

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From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

paused

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From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

peculiar

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From this reading He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

recognized

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From this reading Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.

regarded

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From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

Reynolds

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From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

rustic

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From this reading Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.

sagacitynounUS /səˈɡæs.ə.t̬i/

The quality of being sagacious; keen wisdom and sound judgment. (Sự minh triết, sự sáng suốt.)

From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

say

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From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

singular

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From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

some

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From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

sort

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From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

up

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From this reading Bressant looked up and recognized the rustic bacchanalian for the first time.

utterance

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From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He had always had a peculiar antipathy to this young gentleman; but at this moment it was intensified into a loathing.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr. Reynolds immediately paused, and regarded this group for some moments with an air of singular sagacity and archness.

won't

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From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."

young

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From this reading "I say, young fellow," ejaculated he, at length, with an evident effort to attain distinctness of utterance, "that sort of thing won't do, you know."