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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 Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
affliction
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
afterwards
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
bacchanalian
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
became
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
bellowing
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
Belton
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
board
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
boisterous
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
boon-companions
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
bottle
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
broke
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
came
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
carried
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
challenged
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
city
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
combat
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
condition
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
continued
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
course
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From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
days
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From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
decanters
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
dissolute
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From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
earnestly
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
even
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
exceedingly
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From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
fact
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
fellows
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From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
following
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
folly
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
forth
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
found
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
gave
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
goblets
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
going
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
got
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
grasp
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
Hercules
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From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
hotel
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
implored
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
inebriation
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From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
interposition
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
intoxicated
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
kept
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From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
latter
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
life
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From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
M
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
making
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
man
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From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
melody
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
met
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
midst
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
misfortune
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
much
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
noise
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
now
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From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
number
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
party
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From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
Pate
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
Pate's
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
pious
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From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
possible
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
profoundly
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
proprietor
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
pugilistic
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
reflect
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
returning
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
room
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
sad
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
sail
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
seduced
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From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
several
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From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
ship
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From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
standing
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
state
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From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
Sundays
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From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
T
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From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
temperate
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From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
Toney
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From this reading The latter earnestly implored the interposition of Toney Belton, who, upon going to Pate's room, found him standing in the midst of a number of boon-companions, with a bottle in his grasp, making as much noise as was possible by bellowing forth the following bacchanalian melody:
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
very
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From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In fact, Hercules got profoundly intoxicated, and continued in that condition until he was carried on board the ship when she was about to sail; while Pate became boisterous and broke a number of goblets and decanters, and even challenged the proprietor of the hotel to a pugilistic combat.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But he and Hercules were now seduced by a party of dissolute fellows, who kept them in a state of inebriation for several days.
whole
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From this reading He had throughout the whole course of his life been a very temperate man, and on Sundays was exceedingly pious.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upon returning to the city, M. T. Pate met with a misfortune, which gave him sad affliction when he afterwards came to reflect upon his folly.
