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12
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From this reading LONDON, _March_ 8, 1711–12.
1711
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From this reading LONDON, _March_ 8, 1711–12.
418
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From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
8
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From this reading LONDON, _March_ 8, 1711–12.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
b
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From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
box
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
broth
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can serve everybody but myself.
came
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can serve everybody but myself.
CARRIED
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
Court
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
crown
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
day
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
dine
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
Dr
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From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
drank
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
drinking
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
evening
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading I can serve everybody but myself.
forty-second
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
Freind
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From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
friend
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From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
gave
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
general
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
health
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
Hill
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
home
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
Keeper
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
Lady
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
letter
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON, _March_ 8, 1711–12.
Lord
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
March
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From this reading LONDON, _March_ 8, 1711–12.
Masham
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
mention
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From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
Mrs
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I can serve everybody but myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
physic
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
Physician-General
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From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
picquet
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
played
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
pocket
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
pools
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
post
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
promised
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From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
put
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
Queen
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From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
recommend
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From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
Secretary
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From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
see
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
serve
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From this reading I can serve everybody but myself.
shillings
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
stabbing
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
taken
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
ten
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
then
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
Treasurer
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From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I CARRIED my forty-second letter in my pocket till evening, and then put it in the general post.—I went in the morning to see Lord Treasurer, who had taken physic, and was drinking his broth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had been with the Secretary before, to recommend a friend, one Dr. Freind, {418b} to be Physician-General; and the Secretary promised to mention it to the Queen.
won
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From this reading Then I went to Court, and carried Lord Keeper and the Secretary to dine with Lord Masham, when we drank the Queen and Lord Treasurer with every health, because this was the day of his stabbing.—Then I went and played pools at picquet with Lady Masham and Mrs. Hill; won ten shillings, gave a crown to the box, and came home.
