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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 A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
AEneid
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From this reading DRYDEN: Virgil, AEneid, book ii.
affected
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
all-accomplished
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
Augustus
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From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
betrayed
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From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
book
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From this reading DRYDEN: Virgil, AEneid, book ii.
character
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From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
Descending
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From this reading Descending thence, they 'scaped!--Ibid.
DRYDEN
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From this reading DRYDEN: Virgil, AEneid, book ii.
Dunshunner
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
encountered
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From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
flanking
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
fly
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
gayly
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
godlike
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From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
gravely
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
Grecian
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From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
guest
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From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
Horace
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
Ibid
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From this reading Descending thence, they 'scaped!--Ibid.
ii
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From this reading DRYDEN: Virgil, AEneid, book ii.
illustrious
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From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
improvement
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From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
large
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From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
leader
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
learned
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
Lord
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
lounger
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
man
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From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
papers
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
Paul
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From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
Pericles
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
place
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From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
pleasure
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
quoting
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
Relate
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From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
said
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From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
scaped
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From this reading Descending thence, they 'scaped!--Ibid.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
stratagems
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From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
taken
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From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
Then
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From this reading Then Augustus had affected the man of pleasure, the learned lounger about town, the all-accomplished Pericles of the papers, gayly quoting Horace, gravely flanking a fly from the leader of Lord Dunshunner.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Descending thence, they 'scaped!--Ibid.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Descending thence, they 'scaped!--Ibid.
Tomlinson
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From this reading A great improvement had taken place in the character of Augustus Tomlinson since Paul had last encountered that illustrious man.
town
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From this reading “Relate at large, my godlike guest,” she said, “The Grecian stratagems,--the town betrayed!”
Virgil
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From this reading DRYDEN: Virgil, AEneid, book ii.
