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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 A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Meanwhile the arrival of so fine a gentleman, travelling in a post-chaise and four, drew a crowd about the inn.
alighted
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
alighting
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From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
ALLOWANCE
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From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
appeared
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
arrival
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From this reading Meanwhile the arrival of so fine a gentleman, travelling in a post-chaise and four, drew a crowd about the inn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
attorney's
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
bespoken
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
best
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
burned
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From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
clashes
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From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
compact
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
crowd
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From this reading Meanwhile the arrival of so fine a gentleman, travelling in a post-chaise and four, drew a crowd about the inn.
days
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
deemed
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From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
dinner
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
disperse
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the arrival of so fine a gentleman, travelling in a post-chaise and four, drew a crowd about the inn.
easy
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
entered
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the arrival of so fine a gentleman, travelling in a post-chaise and four, drew a crowd about the inn.
Fishwick
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
five
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
flesh
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From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
four
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From this reading Meanwhile the arrival of so fine a gentleman, travelling in a post-chaise and four, drew a crowd about the inn.
friend
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From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the arrival of so fine a gentleman, travelling in a post-chaise and four, drew a crowd about the inn.
George
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
give
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
HANDSOMEnounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
house
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
idlers
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
Inn
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
insensible
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From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
known
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From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
later
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
light
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
man
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From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
Marlborough
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the arrival of so fine a gentleman, travelling in a post-chaise and four, drew a crowd about the inn.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
Mr
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
offer
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From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
old
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From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
out
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From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
person
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From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
physician
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From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
post-chaise
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From this reading Meanwhile the arrival of so fine a gentleman, travelling in a post-chaise and four, drew a crowd about the inn.
proposed
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From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
recalled
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From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
remove
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
road
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
rooms
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
seem
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
sensible
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From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
Sir
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
smiles
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
Soane
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
spark
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From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
stains
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
tears
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
there
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From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
travelling
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From this reading Meanwhile the arrival of so fine a gentleman, travelling in a post-chaise and four, drew a crowd about the inn.
Wallingford
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From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
way
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
well
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From this reading To give the idlers time to disperse, as well as to remove the stains of the road, he entered the house, and, having bespoken dinner and the best rooms, inquired the way to Mr. Fishwick the attorney's.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nor to Sir George Soane himself, when he alighted five days later before The George Inn at Wallingford, did the offer seem the light and easy thing, 'Of smiles and tears compact,' it had appeared at Marlborough.
wit
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From this reading He recalled old clashes of wit, and here and there a spark struck out between them, that, alighting on the flesh, had burned him.
young
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From this reading A HANDSOME ALLOWANCE The physician might not have deemed his friend so sensible--or so insensible--had he known that the young man proposed to make the offer of that allowance in person.
