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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 wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
abroad
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From this reading And Ferrers now intended to go abroad for some years.
all
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From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
came
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From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
cases
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
companion
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
convenient
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From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
cure
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
dangerous
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
desires
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
despise
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
disliked
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
disorder
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
diverted
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
eight
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
Ernest
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From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
errors
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
expenses
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
FERRERS
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From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Ferrers now intended to go abroad for some years.
friends
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From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
go
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From this reading And Ferrers now intended to go abroad for some years.
Grove
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From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
hundred
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
intended
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From this reading And Ferrers now intended to go abroad for some years.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
liked
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From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
LUMLEY
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From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
luxuries
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
man
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
MONTAGUE
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
now
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From this reading And Ferrers now intended to go abroad for some years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
ordinary
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
out
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
paid
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
partner
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
period
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From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
persons
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From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
physicians
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
practitioners
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
preached
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
quacks
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
rather
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From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
resolved
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From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
richer
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From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
rule
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From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
shared
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
solitude
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
some
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From this reading And Ferrers now intended to go abroad for some years.
STEPHEN
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
subservient
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From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
taxes
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
Temple
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From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
There
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
things
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From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
times
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From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
travelling
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From this reading Ferrers, at this period, rather liked Ernest than not: it was convenient to choose friends from those richer than himself, and he resolved, when he first came to Temple Grove, that Ernest should be his travelling companion.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
wanted
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LUMLEY FERRERS had one rule in life; and it was this: to make all things and all persons subservient to himself.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “There are times when we are diverted out of errors, but could not be preached out of them.--There are practitioners who can cure us of one disorder, though, in ordinary cases, they be but poor physicians--nay, dangerous quacks.”--STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
year
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From this reading He wanted a companion, for he disliked solitude: besides, a companion shared the expenses; and a man of eight hundred a year, who desires all the luxuries of life, does not despise a partner in the taxes to be paid for them.
years
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From this reading And Ferrers now intended to go abroad for some years.
