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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 PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
all
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From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
ALWAYS
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ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
bloodybones
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From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
bookmakers
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From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
complexion
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From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
days
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From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
Derby
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From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
diver
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
fortnight
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From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
Francis
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From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
given
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From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
goes
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From this reading "He goes racing, sir," said Peacock, not without a suggestion of pride.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
ILLUSTRATION
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inquire
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intellectual
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
journal
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
knowledge
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From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
like
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From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
Lord
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man
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material
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
money
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From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
more
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From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
moved
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much
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From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
occult
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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Peacock
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From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
pride
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From this reading "He goes racing, sir," said Peacock, not without a suggestion of pride.
PROVIDES
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province
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From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
race
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From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
racing
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From this reading "He goes racing, sir," said Peacock, not without a suggestion of pride.
rawhead
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From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
said
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From this reading "He goes racing, sir," said Peacock, not without a suggestion of pride.
sea
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SEEM
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
sir
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From this reading "He goes racing, sir," said Peacock, not without a suggestion of pride.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
state
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subscribe
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From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
suggestion
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From this reading "He goes racing, sir," said Peacock, not without a suggestion of pride.
sunless
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supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
sustenance
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
texture
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From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
THEORY
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
THINGS
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
three
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From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
too-assiduous
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Verulam
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From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
whole
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From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
Why
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From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
winner
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From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
wins
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From this reading "And, what is more, sir, he wins so much money that none of the bookmakers will have anything to do with him these days if they can help it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM When the old man returned with this sustenance for the material state, I was moved to inquire how it was that such an intellectual rawhead and bloodybones as this too-assiduous diver into the sunless sea of the occult should subscribe to a journal of such a texture and complexion.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "He goes racing, sir," said Peacock, not without a suggestion of pride.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
years
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From this reading Why, do you know, sir, he has given me the name of the winner of the Derby three years running a whole fortnight before the race."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is it, Peacock, do you suppose, that, like Francis the first Lord Verulam, he would take all knowledge for his province?"
