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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 CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
ascertain
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
avail
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
bent
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
breaking
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From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
BROTHERS
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From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
CHANGE
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From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
chapter
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
CHARACTER
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From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
comedies
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From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
comedy
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From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
CONFERENCE
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From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
conferences
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
conversation
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
DAY
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
descriptions
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
dying
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
enjoyed
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
fairly
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From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
Farquhar's
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From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
few
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
full
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From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
fully
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
going
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
gone
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From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
heed
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From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
HERO
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From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
hopeful
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
inexpressible
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
infected
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
INSIGHT
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From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
interrupting
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From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
invitation
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
John
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
knight
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
London
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
made
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
most
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
nephew
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
NEW
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From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
off
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From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
parted
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
plot
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From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
pressing
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
promise
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
PROSPECTS
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From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
reading
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From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
recorded
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
regret
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
request
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
seek
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From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
several
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
side
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
sooner
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From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
sorrow
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From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
St
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
stay
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
study
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From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
together
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
too
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From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
town
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
truth
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
TWO
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From this reading A CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.--A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE HERO.--A CONFERENCE BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS.
uncle
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From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
venerable
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From this reading Despite my sorrow at interrupting him in so venerable a study, I was too full of my new plot to heed breaking off that in the comedy.
very
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
visit
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From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner was he fairly gone than I went to seek my uncle; I found him reading one of Farquhar’s comedies.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A DAY or two after the conversation recorded in my last chapter, St. John, to my inexpressible regret, left us for London; however, we had enjoyed several conferences together during his stay, and when we parted it was with a pressing invitation on his side to visit him in London, and a most faithful promise on mine to avail myself of the request.
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
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From this reading In very few words I made the good knight understand that his descriptions had infected me, and that I was dying to ascertain their truth; in a word, that his hopeful nephew was fully bent on going to town.
