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135
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
140
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
145
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From this reading 145 Morn's for adventure.
adventure
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From this reading 145 Morn's for adventure.
all
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
April
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
arrived
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
Austrians
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
better
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
boast
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
can't
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
confidant
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
conquest
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
cuckoo
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
cunning
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Luigi._ Now do you try me, or make sport of me?
fact
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
feel
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
go
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
got
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
he's
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
How
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
I'll
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
lets
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
Luigi
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From this reading _Luigi._ Now do you try me, or make sport of me?
made
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Luigi._ Now do you try me, or make sport of me?
matter
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Luigi._ Now do you try me, or make sport of me?
modern
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
Morn's
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From this reading 145 Morn's for adventure.
Mother
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
Now
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From this reading _Luigi._ Now do you try me, or make sport of me?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Luigi._ Now do you try me, or make sport of me?
once
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Luigi._ Now do you try me, or make sport of me?
Others
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
out
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
prove
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
provinces
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
purposes
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
reason
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
restate
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
satisfy
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
soon
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
sport
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From this reading _Luigi._ Now do you try me, or make sport of me?
spring's
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
telltale
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
that's
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
Things
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From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading _Mother._ Why go tonight?
treaty
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
try
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From this reading _Luigi._ Now do you try me, or make sport of me?
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Luigi._ (Sure, he's arrived, The telltale cuckoo; spring's his confidant, And he lets out her April purposes!) 140 Or--better go at once to modern time, He has--they have--in fact, I understand But can't restate the matter; that's my boast: Others could reason it out to you, and prove Things they have made me feel.
Well
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
whereby
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From this reading How first the Austrians got these provinces-- 135 (If that is all, I'll satisfy you soon) --Never by conquest but by cunning, for That treaty whereby-- _Mother._ Well?
Why
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From this reading _Mother._ Why go tonight?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Luigi._ Now do you try me, or make sport of me?
