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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 belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
aggressive
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From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
appeared
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From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
arrival
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From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
become
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
becoming
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From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
belonged
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From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
bettered
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blacker
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
changes
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
Charles
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club
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From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
coat
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
contrary
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contrive
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From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
dined
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From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
discovered
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engaged
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From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
expressed
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
extinct
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From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
few
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From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
fire
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formerly
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
Four
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
frequently
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From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
frying-pan
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function
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From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
gone
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From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
gouty
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From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
greedy
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From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
guests
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From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
happened
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From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
happily
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From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
hit
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From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
ingenuity
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From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
irascible
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
ladyship
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From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
Lord
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
loud
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From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
lunched
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From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
man
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From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
Mayne
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
means
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MEETING
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From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
mentally
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
more
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
moustache
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
mutual
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From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
ménage
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
new
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From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
now
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From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
o'clock
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From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
off
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From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
out
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From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
padded
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
particular
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From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
position
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From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
present
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From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
quarrelsome
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From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
saw
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From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
some
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From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
soon
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From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
Street
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From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
surprising
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
temper
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He and her ladyship did not now hit it off,--and saw as little of one another as their mutual ingenuity could contrive.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MEETING The new arrival in Charles Street soon discovered that he had by no means bettered his position, on the contrary, appeared to have gone out of the frying-pan, into the fire!
Torquilstone
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
type
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From this reading He belonged to a type of club man happily becoming extinct,--loud, aggressive in argument, quarrelsome, gouty, and greedy.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She, never appeared before one o'clock; he, lunched, and frequently dined, at his club,--unless they happened to have a few guests, or were engaged to present themselves, at some particular function.
wrought
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
years
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From this reading Four years had wrought surprising changes in the ménage: Lord Torquilstone had become "more so," as Mayne mentally expressed it; his moustache was blacker, his coat more padded, his temper more irascible, than formerly.
