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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 It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
accompany
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From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
acquaintances
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From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
all
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
always
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From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
Anglo-Indian
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
Anglo-Indians
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From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
arguments
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From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kipling ruined India for me, as I suspect he did for many other of his readers.
authority
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
believed
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
believes
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
claims
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
country
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From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
damning
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From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
decisive
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From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Kipling ruined India for me, as I suspect he did for many other of his readers.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
England
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kipling ruined India for me, as I suspect he did for many other of his readers.
forty
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
friend
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From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
full
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From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
future
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From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
glad
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From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
govern
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
Government
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From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kipling ruined India for me, as I suspect he did for many other of his readers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kipling ruined India for me, as I suspect he did for many other of his readers.
Home
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From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
how
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
India
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From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
Indian
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From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
intriguing
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From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
Kipling
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From this reading Kipling ruined India for me, as I suspect he did for many other of his readers.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
less
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From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
lived
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
many
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From this reading Kipling ruined India for me, as I suspect he did for many other of his readers.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kipling ruined India for me, as I suspect he did for many other of his readers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
number
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
odd
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
other
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From this reading Kipling ruined India for me, as I suspect he did for many other of his readers.
people
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
picture
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From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
places
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From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
proper
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
questions
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From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
readers
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From this reading Kipling ruined India for me, as I suspect he did for many other of his readers.
ruined
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From this reading Kipling ruined India for me, as I suspect he did for many other of his readers.
ruining
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From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
several
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From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
snobbish
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From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
speaking
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
stupidest
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
suspect
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From this reading Kipling ruined India for me, as I suspect he did for many other of his readers.
ten
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
There
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From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
thirty
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
travelled
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From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
twenty
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are several places to which I should be glad to accompany him, but India is not one of them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I picture India as full of intriguing, snobbish Anglo-Indians, who are always damning the Home Government for ruining the country.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
word
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From this reading No doubt my friend will have the decisive word in future in all his arguments on Indian questions with less travelled acquaintances.
years
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From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is an odd thing that, although I have lived between thirty and forty years in England, nobody believes that I know how to govern England, and yet the stupidest Anglo-Indian, who claims to know all about the proper government of India because he has lived there ten or twenty years, is believed by quite a number of people to be speaking with authority.
