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Chapter I
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Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions. How perfectly hideous they are! Except, of course, in the Church. But then in the Church they don’t think. A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
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a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.”
being ten more than seventy
From this reading “A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “How perfectly hideous they are!”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.”
plural of “profession” — the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading “Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
how long something has existed
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How perfectly hideous they are!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
a youthful male person
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then in the Church they don’t think.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Except, of course, in the Church.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Except, of course, in the Church.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
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From this reading But then in the Church they don’t think.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
being ten more than seventy
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
apart from; not including
From this reading Except, of course, in the Church.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading How perfectly hideous they are!
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From this reading How perfectly hideous they are!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
the force of workers available
From this reading Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading How perfectly hideous they are!
plural of “profession” — the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.
express in words
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But then in the Church they don’t think.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How perfectly hideous they are!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But then in the Church they don’t think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
at the time that
From this reading A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.
