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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 I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the usual hour for the promenade in the Tuileries, I conveyed myself thither.
age
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
air
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
alternations
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
always
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From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
becomes
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
Cassandra
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
chain
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From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
Charles
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
coloured
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From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
conspicuous
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From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
conveyed
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From this reading About the usual hour for the promenade in the Tuileries, I conveyed myself thither.
Cotterell
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
courtesy
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
dark
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From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
decorations
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
display
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From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
dress
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From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
elegantly
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
English
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
exchanging
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
fail
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
few
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
Frenchman
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
full
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From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
gardens
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
hat
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
hazard
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
honour
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
hour
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From this reading About the usual hour for the promenade in the Tuileries, I conveyed myself thither.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About the usual hour for the promenade in the Tuileries, I conveyed myself thither.
incivility
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
low
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
minutes
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
more
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
much
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading About the usual hour for the promenade in the Tuileries, I conveyed myself thither.
new
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
off
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
oftener
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
peculiar
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
perceived
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
private
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
promenade
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From this reading About the usual hour for the promenade in the Tuileries, I conveyed myself thither.
rendered
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From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
repassed
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
ring
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From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
said
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
scarcely
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
set
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From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
Sir
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
taking
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
ten
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About the usual hour for the promenade in the Tuileries, I conveyed myself thither.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading About the usual hour for the promenade in the Tuileries, I conveyed myself thither.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
tone
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
Tuileries
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From this reading About the usual hour for the promenade in the Tuileries, I conveyed myself thither.
twenty
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
usual
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From this reading About the usual hour for the promenade in the Tuileries, I conveyed myself thither.
valour
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From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
very
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
walk
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
warranted
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
wished
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
words
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From this reading He passed and repassed me, much oftener than the alternations of the walk warranted; and at last, taking off his hat, said in a low tone, that he wished much for the honour of exchanging a few words with me in private.
wore
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From this reading I set the chain and ring in full display, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark coloured dress which I always wore.
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thy incivility shall not make me fail to do what becomes me; and since thou hast more valour than courtesy, I for thee will hazard that life which thou wouldst take from me.--Cassandra, "elegantly done into English by Sir Charles Cotterell."
years
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
young
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From this reading I had not been in the gardens ten minutes, before I perceived a young Frenchman, scarcely twenty years of age, look with a very peculiar air at my new decorations.
