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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 There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
abruptly
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
according
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From this reading “I do my duty as a subject, and pursue my harmless recreations according to my own pleasure,” replied Morton, somewhat offended.
addressed
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From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
Arouse
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
attained
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From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
banners
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
call
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
church
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
companion
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From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
conversation
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
day
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
death
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
demanded
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
desire
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
distance
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From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
Duff
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From this reading James Duff.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “I do my duty as a subject, and pursue my harmless recreations according to my own pleasure,” replied Morton, somewhat offended.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
engaged
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
father's
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
find
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
God's
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
harmless
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From this reading “I do my duty as a subject, and pursue my harmless recreations according to my own pleasure,” replied Morton, somewhat offended.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
haste
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
high
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
honour'd
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
human
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
James
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From this reading James Duff.
leaguer'd
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
man
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
manner
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
Morton
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From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
mummeries
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I do my duty as a subject, and pursue my harmless recreations according to my own pleasure,” replied Morton, somewhat offended.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
observed
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
offended
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From this reading “I do my duty as a subject, and pursue my harmless recreations according to my own pleasure,” replied Morton, somewhat offended.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
opening
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
other
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From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
own
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From this reading “I do my duty as a subject, and pursue my harmless recreations according to my own pleasure,” replied Morton, somewhat offended.
pleasure
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From this reading “I do my duty as a subject, and pursue my harmless recreations according to my own pleasure,” replied Morton, somewhat offended.
prevented
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
profane
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
pursue
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From this reading “I do my duty as a subject, and pursue my harmless recreations according to my own pleasure,” replied Morton, somewhat offended.
recreations
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From this reading “I do my duty as a subject, and pursue my harmless recreations according to my own pleasure,” replied Morton, somewhat offended.
Redcross
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do my duty as a subject, and pursue my harmless recreations according to my own pleasure,” replied Morton, somewhat offended.
repulsive
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
Signal
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
some
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From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
somewhat
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From this reading “I do my duty as a subject, and pursue my harmless recreations according to my own pleasure,” replied Morton, somewhat offended.
son
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
stranger
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
subject
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From this reading “I do my duty as a subject, and pursue my harmless recreations according to my own pleasure,” replied Morton, somewhat offended.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
talk
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
There
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From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
town
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From this reading Morton and his companion had attained some distance from the town before either of them addressed the other.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
victory
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
wall
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
wave
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was something, as we have observed, repulsive in the manner of the stranger, which prevented Morton from opening the conversation, and he himself seemed to have no desire to talk, until, on a sudden, he abruptly demanded, “What has your father’s son to do with such profane mummeries as I find you this day engaged in?”
youth
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From this reading Arouse thee, youth!--it is no human call-- God’s church is leaguer’d--haste to man the wall; Haste where the Redcross banners wave on high, Signal of honour’d death, or victory!
