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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 young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
all
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From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
answer
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From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
Antiquary
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From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
Arthur
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From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
assist
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
Ay
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
Better
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From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
bosom
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
brawls
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From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
breaking
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From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
cause
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
changed
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From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
character
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From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
colour
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From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
confidants
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
declaration
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From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
dedicated
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
defence
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From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
deposited
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
deserves
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From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
detection
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From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
disturbing
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From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
eager
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From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
ears
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From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
Fairport
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
favouritesplural nounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪts/
people given special treatment
From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
foolish
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From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
God's
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From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
hardly
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From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
headstrong
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From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
hearing
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From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
Hector's
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From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
how
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
impertinent
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From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
imprudent
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From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
indebted
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From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
interrogatories
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From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
King's
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From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
knows
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
Lovel
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From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
magnanimous
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From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
man
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From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
Miss
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
more
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From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
old
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From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
once
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From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
own
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From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
peace
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From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
pursuit
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
refused
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From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
residence
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
said
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From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
Sir
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From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
stone
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
suspicious
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From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No more suspicious than his own,” answered the Antiquary, eager in his favourites defence;--“the young gentleman was a little foolish and headstrong, and refused to answer Hector’s impertinent interrogatories-- that is all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
true
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
trust
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From this reading On hearing this magnanimous declaration on the part of the old Antiquary, Miss Wardour changed colour more than once, and could hardly trust her own ears.
understood
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From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
unturned
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
very
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
vixen
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From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
Wardour
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From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Better than he deserves,” was the answer--“better than he deserves, for disturbing us with his vixen brawls, and breaking God’s peace and the King’s.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lovel, Sir Arthur, knows how to choose his confidants better--Ay, Miss Wardour, you may look at me--but it is very true;--it was in my bosom that he deposited the secret cause of his residence at Fairport; and no stone should have been left unturned on my part to assist him in the pursuit to which he had dedicated himself.”
young
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From this reading “The young gentleman,” Sir Arthur said, “had been imprudent; but he understood they were indebted to him for the detection of a suspicious character in the young man Lovel.”
