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Chapter XL

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Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.
Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.
Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.
They stood looking down on the Big Doctor in silence.
The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mount Music

Chapter XL

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.
Line 2
Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.
Line 3
Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.
Line 4
They stood looking down on the Big Doctor in silence.
Line 5
The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.”

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.”

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They stood looking down on the Big Doctor in silence.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.”

Liberty noun US /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading “Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “They stood looking down on the Big Doctor in silence.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.”

Splendour noun US /ˈsplendər/

magnificent and impressive appearance

From this reading “The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They stood looking down on the Big Doctor in silence.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.”

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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 Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

alive

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

aloof

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From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

Aloysius

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

Big

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From this reading They stood looking down on the Big Doctor in silence.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

burden

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

carried

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From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

chairs

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

coarse

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From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

collaterals

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

confer

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From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

considered

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

death

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From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

desolate

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

dignity

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From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

dining-room

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

DoctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They stood looking down on the Big Doctor in silence.

door

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From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

down

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From this reading They stood looking down on the Big Doctor in silence.

Dr

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From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

Evans

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From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

expression

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From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

face

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From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

Francis

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

hall

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From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

high

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

intrusion

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

Kitchen

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

lay

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

led

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From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

looking

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From this reading They stood looking down on the Big Doctor in silence.

Lowrys

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

lying

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From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

Mangan

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

Mangan's

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From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

men

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From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

now

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

Old

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From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

opened

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From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

opening

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From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

portraits

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

presence

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

river-bank

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From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

say

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

sheeted

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading They stood looking down on the Big Doctor in silence.

silently

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From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/

magnificent and impressive appearance

From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They stood looking down on the Big Doctor in silence.

strong

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From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

supported

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

surely

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

surrounded

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

taken

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From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

Talbots

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The strong, coarse face had taken on that aloof dignity, even splendour of expression, that death can confer.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

there

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From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They stood looking down on the Big Doctor in silence.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

two

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From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.

up

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From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Dr. Mangan's body was still lying on the door on which it had been carried up from the river-bank.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

windows

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From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Kitchen chairs now supported it where it lay, with its burden, between the high windows, in the desolate, sheeted dining-room, surrounded by portraits of Talbots, and Lowrys, and their collaterals, who would surely have considered the presence of Francis Aloysius Mangan, dead or alive, as something of an intrusion, not to say a liberty.

young

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From this reading Old Evans opened the hall door, and silently led the two young men through the hall, and opening the dining-room door, left them there.