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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 For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
air
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From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
all
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
assume
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From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
attempts
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From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
Avowal
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From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
Baronet
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From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
cheerful
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From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
conceive
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
countenance
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
darker
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
Daughter
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From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
difficulty
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From this reading Now this was a task of no ordinary difficulty for Sir Thomas to encounter.
doubt
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
easily
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
encounter
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From this reading Now this was a task of no ordinary difficulty for Sir Thomas to encounter.
entrapping
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
expression
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
face
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From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
Falsehood
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From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
far
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From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
feasible
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
fiercer
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
firmest
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
give
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
Gourlay
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
gravity
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
grotesque
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
home
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
hoped
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
image
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
individual
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
inn
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
interview
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
lay
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From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
lit
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
Lover's
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From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
meditating
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
mirth
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
NamenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
natural
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
Now
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From this reading Now this was a task of no ordinary difficulty for Sir Thomas to encounter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
ordinary
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From this reading Now this was a task of no ordinary difficulty for Sir Thomas to encounter.
passions
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
plan
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
purpose
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From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
put
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From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
ridiculous
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
rode
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
satisfaction
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From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
some
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
stranger
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
succeed
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
task
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From this reading Now this was a task of no ordinary difficulty for Sir Thomas to encounter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
Thomas
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
uncommon
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From this reading For this purpose, he determined to put on a cheerful face, and assume, as far as in him lay, an air of uncommon satisfaction.
unpleasant
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
up
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
urge
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From this reading The Baronet attempts by Falsehood to urge his Daughter into an Avowal of her Lover's Name.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now this was a task of no ordinary difficulty for Sir Thomas to encounter.
way
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From this reading The expression of all the fiercer and darker passions was natural to such a countenance as his; but even to imagine such a one lit up with mirth, was to conceive an image so grotesque and ridiculous, that the firmest gravity must give way before it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
whatsoever
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, after his unpleasant interview with the stranger, rode easily home, meditating upon some feasible plan by which he hoped to succeed in entrapping his daughter into the avowal of her lover's name, for he had no doubt whatsoever that the gentleman at the inn and he were one and the same individual.
