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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 The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
alarm
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
all
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
better
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From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
bile
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From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
cases
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
city
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
compact
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From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
company
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
connection
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
constable
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
coolest
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From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
demolished
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
Dirck
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
disagreed
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From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
Dogberry
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From this reading _Dogberry_.
Dutch-built
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From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
English
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From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
false
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From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
feet
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
functionary
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
go
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From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
included
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
knaves
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From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
law
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
man
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
Masters
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From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
most
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
Mr
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
near
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From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
once
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
own
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
particular
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
person
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
proved
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From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
reason
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
reclaim
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
Rev
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
saw
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
shortly
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From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
snub-nosed
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From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
some
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
spoke
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From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
suffer
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
supper
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
table
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
trick
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
unknown
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
violence
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
visit
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From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
whole
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From this reading As for the constable himself, a short, compact, snub-nosed, Dutch-built person, who spoke English as if it disagreed with his bile, he was the coolest of the whole party.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For my own part, I saw no particular reason for alarm, though it at once struck me that this visit might have some connection with the demolished supper, since the law does not, in all cases, suffer a man to reclaim even his own, by trick or violence.
Worden
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From this reading The sudden appearance of the city constable, a functionary whose person was not unknown to most of the company, brought every man at table to his feet, the Rev. Mr. Worden, Dirck and myself, included.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Masters, it is proved already That you are little better than false knaves; And it will go near to be thought so, shortly.”
