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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 FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
account
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From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
anxiety
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From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
attended
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
become
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From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
Betty
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From this reading It was in readiness to convey Lady Coke and Lady Betty Cochrane into Sussex.
bright
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
carriage
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
Cochrane
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From this reading It was in readiness to convey Lady Coke and Lady Betty Cochrane into Sussex.
Coke
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From this reading It was in readiness to convey Lady Coke and Lady Betty Cochrane into Sussex.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
contrary
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From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
convey
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From this reading It was in readiness to convey Lady Coke and Lady Betty Cochrane into Sussex.
daughter's
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From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
display
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From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
distance
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
duke
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From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
duke's
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
east
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
faced
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
Grace
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From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
grooms
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
half-circle
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
house
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
idle
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in readiness to convey Lady Coke and Lady Betty Cochrane into Sussex.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was in readiness to convey Lady Coke and Lady Betty Cochrane into Sussex.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in readiness to convey Lady Coke and Lady Betty Cochrane into Sussex.
King's
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
known
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
Lady
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From this reading It was in readiness to convey Lady Coke and Lady Betty Cochrane into Sussex.
later
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
less
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From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
lounged
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From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
loungers
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
man
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From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
many
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
meaner
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From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
Monmouth
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
mounted
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
now
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
once
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
pains
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From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
pair
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
person
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From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
Petworth
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From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
play
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From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
proud
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From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
readiness
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From this reading It was in readiness to convey Lady Coke and Lady Betty Cochrane into Sussex.
respectful
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
shone
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
side
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
Soho
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
Square
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
STAGE
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
Statue
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
steps
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From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
sun
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
sunned
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From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
Sussex
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From this reading It was in readiness to convey Lady Coke and Lady Betty Cochrane into Sussex.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
then
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
town
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
travelling
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
unlike
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From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
waited
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in readiness to convey Lady Coke and Lady Betty Cochrane into Sussex.
watched
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
week
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From this reading THE FIRST STAGE A week later the sun of a bright May morning shone on King's Square, once known as Monmouth, now as Soho, Square.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the steps of the house lounged no less a person than the duke himself; who, unlike his proud Grace of Petworth, was at no pains to play a part.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the contrary, he sunned himself where he pleased, nor thought it beneath him to display the anxiety on his daughter's account which would have become a meaner man.
years
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From this reading Before the duke's town house on the east side of the Square--on the left of the King's Statue which then, and for many years to come, faced Monmouth House--a travelling carriage waited, attended by a pair of mounted grooms, and watched at a respectful distance by a half-circle of idle loungers.
