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abandon
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
advancing
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
age
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
Amye
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From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
Apollo
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From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
Arm
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From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
BrokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
claims
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
clouded
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From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
considering
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
conversation
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
crossed
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From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
deserved
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From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
dim
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From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
egotist
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
fancied
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
Fanny's
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
fate
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From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
favour
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From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
FORD
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From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
Gawtrey
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
heart
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From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
heat
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From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
Honourable
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From this reading "_Nearch._ Honourable infamy!"--Ibid.
Ibid
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From this reading "_Nearch._ Honourable infamy!"--Ibid.
ice
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From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
indeed
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
infamy
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From this reading "_Nearch._ Honourable infamy!"--Ibid.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
legal
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
Lilburne
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
Lord
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
misapply
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From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
more
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
natural
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
Nearch
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From this reading "_Nearch._ Honourable infamy!"--Ibid.
night
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
notion
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
Org
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From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
painted
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
poverty
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
protector
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
rigour
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From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
see
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
sense
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From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
Simon
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
sir
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From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
sitt'st
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From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
speak
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From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
sufficient
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
tenderness
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From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
thaw
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From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
unmalleable
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
unredeemed
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
Vaudemont
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From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
Welcome
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From this reading "_Org._ Welcome, thou ice that sitt'st about _his_ heart No heat can ever thaw thee!"--FORD: _Broken Heart_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If Vaudemont had fancied that, considering the age and poverty of Simon, it was his duty to see whether Fanny's not more legal, but more natural protector were, indeed, the unredeemed and unmalleable egotist which Gawtrey had painted him, the conversation of one night was sufficient to make him abandon for ever the notion of advancing her claims upon Lord Lilburne.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "_Amye._ Her tenderness hath yet deserved no rigour, So to be crossed by fate!"
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Arm._ You misapply, sir, With favour let me speak it, what Apollo Hath clouded in dim sense!"--Ibid.
