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abandon
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
affections
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
agitation
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
all
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From this reading The squire had not slept all night, and his appearance was almost haggard.
almost
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From this reading The squire had not slept all night, and his appearance was almost haggard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The squire had not slept all night, and his appearance was almost haggard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
Beatrice
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
begging
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
call
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From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
dressed
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From this reading Randal dressed in haste, and went first to Limmer’s hotel.
Early
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
endeavouring
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From this reading He found the parson with Mr. Hazeldean, and endeavouring in vain to soothe him.
engaged
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
far
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From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
father
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
feared
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Randal dressed in haste, and went first to Limmer’s hotel.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the parson with Mr. Hazeldean, and endeavouring in vain to soothe him.
Frank
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
grievously
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
haggard
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From this reading The squire had not slept all night, and his appearance was almost haggard.
haste
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From this reading Randal dressed in haste, and went first to Limmer’s hotel.
Hazeldean
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From this reading He found the parson with Mr. Hazeldean, and endeavouring in vain to soothe him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
honour
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
hotel
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From this reading Randal dressed in haste, and went first to Limmer’s hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
incoherently
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
irrevocably
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
Leslie
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From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
less
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From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
Limmer's
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From this reading Randal dressed in haste, and went first to Limmer’s hotel.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
Mr
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From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
night
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From this reading The squire had not slept all night, and his appearance was almost haggard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The squire had not slept all night, and his appearance was almost haggard.
note
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From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
notes
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
off
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
offended
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
parson
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From this reading He found the parson with Mr. Hazeldean, and endeavouring in vain to soothe him.
propitiate
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
protestationsplural nounUS /ˌprɑtəˈsteɪʃənz/
strong statements of objection
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
Randal
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
rather
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
received
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
requesting
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From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
second
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From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
see
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
slept
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From this reading The squire had not slept all night, and his appearance was almost haggard.
soothe
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From this reading He found the parson with Mr. Hazeldean, and endeavouring in vain to soothe him.
squire
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From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
then
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
two
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
usual
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From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
vain
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From this reading He found the parson with Mr. Hazeldean, and endeavouring in vain to soothe him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the second note was from the squire himself--short, and far less cordial than usual--requesting Mr. Leslie to call on him.
well
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Randal dressed in haste, and went first to Limmer’s hotel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found the parson with Mr. Hazeldean, and endeavouring in vain to soothe him.
written
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From this reading Early the next morning Randal received two notes, one from Frank, written in great agitation, begging Randal to see and propitiate his father, whom he feared he had grievously offended; and then running off, rather incoherently, into protestations that his honour as well as his affections were engaged irrevocably to Beatrice, and that her, at least, he could never abandon.
