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Guy Mannering

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Guy Mannering is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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--Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.
Henry IV.
Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.
The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.
Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Guy Mannering

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Guy Mannering is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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--Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.
Line 2
Henry IV.
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Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.
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The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.
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Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.”

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A

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

activity

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

all

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

And

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

appearance

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

are

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From this reading The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.

as

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

assistant

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

at

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

be

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

Bertram

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

best

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

but

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

cantle

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

certain

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

class

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

Comes

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

company

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

considering

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

consisted

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

consumere

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

cranking

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

cuts

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

described

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

Ellangowan

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

ever

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

feras

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

field-sports

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

Fielding

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

forsaken

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

found

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From this reading The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.

frequently

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From this reading The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.

from

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

had

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

half-moon

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

has

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

he

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

Henry

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From this reading Henry IV.

himself

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From this reading The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.

his

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

huge

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

I

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

if

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

in

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

indicate

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

indicates

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

it

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

IV

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From this reading Henry IV.

Laird

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

land

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

love

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

me

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

might

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

minister

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

minister's

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

monstrous

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

Mr

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

my

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

nati

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

of

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

on

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

one

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From this reading The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.

or

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

out

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

parlour

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

Part

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

perhaps

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

person

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

persons

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From this reading The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.

possessed

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

rural

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From this reading The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.

schoolmaster

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

second-rate

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From this reading The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.

shabby

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

situations

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From this reading The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.

sort

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

that

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From this reading The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.

the

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From this reading --Comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land, A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.

those

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From this reading The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.

to

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

too

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

village

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

visit

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

was

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

which

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From this reading Fielding has described one class as feras consumere nati; but the love of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it.

who

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From this reading Part I The company in the parlour at Ellangowan consisted of the Laird, and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster, or perhaps the minister's assistant; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister, considering he was on a visit to the Laird.

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