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He who would know mankind must be at home with all men. STEPHEN MONTAGUE. We left Clarence safely deposited in his little lodgings. Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief. He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We left Clarence safely deposited in his little lodgings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We left Clarence safely deposited in his little lodgings.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
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From this reading He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
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From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
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From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
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From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.
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From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
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From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
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From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
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From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
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From this reading We left Clarence safely deposited in his little lodgings.
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From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
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From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
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From this reading We left Clarence safely deposited in his little lodgings.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
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From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
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From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
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From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.
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From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We left Clarence safely deposited in his little lodgings.
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From this reading He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We left Clarence safely deposited in his little lodgings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.
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From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left Clarence safely deposited in his little lodgings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left Clarence safely deposited in his little lodgings.
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From this reading We left Clarence safely deposited in his little lodgings.
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From this reading He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.
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From this reading He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.
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From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
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From this reading STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
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From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.
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From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
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From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
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From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We left Clarence safely deposited in his little lodgings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN MONTAGUE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
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From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He rose early and descended to the parlour; Mr. de Warens, the nobly appellatived foot-boy, was laying the breakfast-cloth.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left Clarence safely deposited in his little lodgings.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether from the heat of his apartment or the restlessness a migration of beds produces in certain constitutions, his slumbers on the first night of his arrival were disturbed and brief.
which person or people
From this reading He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He who would know mankind must be at home with all men.
