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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 Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
abandon
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
absorbed
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From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
administration
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From this reading Events that belong to history had contributed yet more to weaken the administration.
admission
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
adopted
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
aid
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
almost
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
appropriated
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
Audley
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
Avenel
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
became
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From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
belong
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From this reading Events that belong to history had contributed yet more to weaken the administration.
benches
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
breath
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But parliament had met.
career
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From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
contributed
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From this reading Events that belong to history had contributed yet more to weaken the administration.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
Dick
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
energy
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
Events
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From this reading Events that belong to history had contributed yet more to weaken the administration.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
face
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
form
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But parliament had met.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
history
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From this reading Events that belong to history had contributed yet more to weaken the administration.
hope
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
House
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
identified
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
interest
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From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
Leslie's
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From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
Levy
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
like
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
lose
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
met
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From this reading But parliament had met.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
more
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From this reading Events that belong to history had contributed yet more to weaken the administration.
night
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
obscure
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
office
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
pale
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
parliament
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From this reading But parliament had met.
patron
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
pin
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
policy
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
political
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From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
politics
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From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
Randal
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From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
recommended
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
seat
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
seen
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
select
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
shrewdness
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
spare
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
Speaker's
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
stake
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From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
stranger
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From this reading Should Audley lose office, and for good, Audley could aid him no more; but to abandon his patron, as Levy recommended, and pin himself, in the hope of a seat in parliament, to a stranger,--an obscure stranger, like Dick Avenel,--that was a policy not to be adopted at a breath.
strangers
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From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Events that belong to history had contributed yet more to weaken the administration.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Events that belong to history had contributed yet more to weaken the administration.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Events that belong to history had contributed yet more to weaken the administration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
weaken
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From this reading Events that belong to history had contributed yet more to weaken the administration.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
whole
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From this reading Randal Leslie's interest became absorbed in politics, for the stake to him was his whole political career.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meanwhile, almost every night, when the House met, that pale face and spare form, which Levy so identified with shrewdness and energy, might be seen amongst the benches appropriated to those more select strangers who obtain the Speaker's order of admission.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Events that belong to history had contributed yet more to weaken the administration.
