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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 In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
Ark
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From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
attorney
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
barrister
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It's truth I tell, that in spite of the victory of the night before I walked to the Temple rather downhearted.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
Brooks
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
cold
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
compared
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From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
Cork
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From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
day
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
deal
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From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
delight
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From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
distinction
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
don't
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
downhearted
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From this reading It's truth I tell, that in spite of the victory of the night before I walked to the Temple rather downhearted.
Dublin
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From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
England
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From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
excitement
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From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
game
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
get
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
gone
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From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
got
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From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
indeed
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
It's
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From this reading It's truth I tell, that in spite of the victory of the night before I walked to the Temple rather downhearted.
Josiah
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
law
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From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
lawyer
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
lies
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
litigation
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From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
man
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
names
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
night
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From this reading It's truth I tell, that in spite of the victory of the night before I walked to the Temple rather downhearted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's truth I tell, that in spite of the victory of the night before I walked to the Temple rather downhearted.
old
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From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
plain
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
pleasure
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From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
rather
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From this reading It's truth I tell, that in spite of the victory of the night before I walked to the Temple rather downhearted.
see
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From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
slowly
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From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
small
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From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
solicitor
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
spite
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From this reading It's truth I tell, that in spite of the victory of the night before I walked to the Temple rather downhearted.
story
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From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's truth I tell, that in spite of the victory of the night before I walked to the Temple rather downhearted.
Temple
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From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's truth I tell, that in spite of the victory of the night before I walked to the Temple rather downhearted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
There
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From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
trade
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
truth
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From this reading It's truth I tell, that in spite of the victory of the night before I walked to the Temple rather downhearted.
unenthusiastic
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
very
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From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
victory
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From this reading It's truth I tell, that in spite of the victory of the night before I walked to the Temple rather downhearted.
walked
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From this reading It's truth I tell, that in spite of the victory of the night before I walked to the Temple rather downhearted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
way
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From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon I went slowly to the Temple, thinking a good deal on the way.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
whicheverdeterminerUS /wɪˈtʃevər/
any one of a set, it does not matter which
From this reading Whether Josiah Brooks was an attorney, or a barrister, or a solicitor, or a plain lawyer, I don't know to this day, and I never could get my mind to grasp the distinction that lies between those names in that trade; but whichever it was it seemed to me he was a cold, unenthusiastic man, and that he thought very little indeed of my game.
wild
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From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is small pleasure in litigation in England as compared with the delight of the law in the old Ark.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I had gone to see a lawyer in Dublin or Cork he would have been wild with excitement before I had got half through my story.
