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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 "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
aloud
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
ancestor
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From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
anger
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
arras
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
attempted
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
away
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
Baron
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
began
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
behaued
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
brought
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From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
come
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From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
Consequence
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
Cosenage
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From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
d'aieul
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From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
Daughter
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
deeper
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
descendant
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
eaten
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
Elaine
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
entirely
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
faint
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
Faith
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From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
fight
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From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
Godfrey
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
grinding
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From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
gust
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
happened
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
hiss
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
How
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
injustice
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
knew
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
like
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
little
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
luckily
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
make
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
matters
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From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
Miss
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
mistook
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
Mort
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From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
moths
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
mounting
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
mouth
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
nerves
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
nose
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
oaths
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From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
omission
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From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
only
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
outrageous
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
pass
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From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
passing
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
portrait
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
posterity
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From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
presently
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
pretty
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From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
rage
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
red
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
remark
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
retort
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
ruby
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
scornful
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
sounded
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
talking
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
tapestry
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
teeth
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From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
tout
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From this reading "Mort d'aieul and Cosenage!" he muttered, grinding his teeth over these oaths; "matters have come to a pretty pass, per my and per tout!
True
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From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
turned
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
walked
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
well
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From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
went
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From this reading How his Daughter, Miss Elaine, behaued in Consequence The Baron walked on, his rage mounting as he went, till presently he began talking aloud to himself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
wind
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From this reading But, luckily for the nerves of its descendant, the moths had eaten its mouth away so entirely, that the retort it attempted to make sounded only like a faint hiss, which the Baron mistook for a little gust of wind behind the arras.
wine-bibbing
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From this reading And this is what my wine-bibbing ancestor has brought on his posterity by his omission to fight for the True Faith!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir Godfrey knew the outrageous injustice of this remark as well as you or I do; and so did the portrait of his ancestor, which he happened to be passing under, for the red nose in the tapestry turned a deeper ruby in scornful anger.
