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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 A heart unfortified, An understanding simple and unschooled.
air
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
all
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From this reading Being remiss, Most generous and free from all contriving.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A heart unfortified, An understanding simple and unschooled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being remiss, Most generous and free from all contriving.
artistic
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
band
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
Bayonetteers
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being remiss, Most generous and free from all contriving.
calm
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
Cape
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
contriving
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From this reading Being remiss, Most generous and free from all contriving.
convulsed
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
crafts
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From this reading O'tis most sweet When in one line two crafts directly meet.
cunnings
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
dance
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
delicacies
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading O'tis most sweet When in one line two crafts directly meet.
else
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
entrancing
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
everywhere
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
few
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Being remiss, Most generous and free from all contriving.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Being remiss, Most generous and free from all contriving.
gallant
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
gardens
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
generous
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From this reading Being remiss, Most generous and free from all contriving.
German
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
Government
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
Hamlet
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
heart
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From this reading A heart unfortified, An understanding simple and unschooled.
House
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A violet in the youth of primy nature.
introduced
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
like
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
line
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From this reading O'tis most sweet When in one line two crafts directly meet.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
making
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
meet
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From this reading O'tis most sweet When in one line two crafts directly meet.
melodious
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
more
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
Most
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From this reading Being remiss, Most generous and free from all contriving.
music
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
nature
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From this reading A violet in the youth of primy nature.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
O'tis
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From this reading O'tis most sweet When in one line two crafts directly meet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A violet in the youth of primy nature.
old
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading O'tis most sweet When in one line two crafts directly meet.
previously
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
primy
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From this reading A violet in the youth of primy nature.
professes
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
remiss
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From this reading Being remiss, Most generous and free from all contriving.
see
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
simple
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From this reading A heart unfortified, An understanding simple and unschooled.
society
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
Soft
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
solemn
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
strains
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
sweet
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From this reading O'tis most sweet When in one line two crafts directly meet.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A violet in the youth of primy nature.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
Town
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
two
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From this reading O'tis most sweet When in one line two crafts directly meet.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
understanding
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From this reading A heart unfortified, An understanding simple and unschooled.
unfortified
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From this reading A heart unfortified, An understanding simple and unschooled.
unschooled
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From this reading A heart unfortified, An understanding simple and unschooled.
valse
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
violet
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From this reading A violet in the youth of primy nature.
wager
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
We'll
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
weeks
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading O'tis most sweet When in one line two crafts directly meet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
year
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From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Soft,--let me see:-- We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.--_Hamlet._ |THE band of the gallant Bayonetteers was making the calm air of Government House gardens melodious with the strains of an entrancing German valse not more than a year old, which had convulsed society at Cape Town when introduced a few weeks previously; for society at Cape Town, like society everywhere else, professes to understand everything artistic, even to the delicacies of German dance music.
youth
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From this reading A violet in the youth of primy nature.
