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The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d Ed.]
The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d Ed.]

Chapter I

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INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.
Theophilus Londonderry!
It is rather a mouthful of a name.
Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.
He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.
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The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d Ed.]

Chapter I

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INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.
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Theophilus Londonderry!
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It is rather a mouthful of a name.
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Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.
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He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.”

Mouthful noun US /ˈmouthful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It is rather a mouthful of a name.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is rather a mouthful of a name.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.”

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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 It is rather a mouthful of a name.

abbreviate

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

abbreviation

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From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

affectionate

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

business

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

Coalchester

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

concerns

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

contrast

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

devoted

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

eloquent

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

expansive

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

fellow

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

French

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

friends

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

Gasometer

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

good-natured

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

happy

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

highest

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

indeed

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

INTRODUCES

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is rather a mouthful of a name.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

it's

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

Jenny

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

large

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

light

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

like

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

liked

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From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

Londonderry

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

MATERIAL

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

MORE

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

mouthfulnounUS /ˈmouthful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It is rather a mouthful of a name.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is rather a mouthful of a name.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

only

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

perhaps

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From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

poet

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

presently

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

profession

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From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

purposes

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

rather

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From this reading It is rather a mouthful of a name.

reference

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

reminiscence

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From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

say

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

shorten

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

stands

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From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

Street

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

suitable

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From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

Talbot

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

Theo

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From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

Theophil

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From this reading He himself liked "Theophil" for its reminiscence of another French poet, though "Theo" was perhaps the more suitable abbreviation for one of his profession.

Theophilus

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

three

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

two

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

UNROMANTIC

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

vicinity

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From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading INTRODUCES MORE UNROMANTIC MATERIAL That French poet only concerns us here as, so to say, the highest light in the contrast which it was the happy business of Theophilus Londonderry, Jenny Talbot, and two or three devoted friends to make in the vicinity of Gasometer Street and indeed in little Coalchester at large.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet it's so like the long, expansive, good-natured, eloquent fellow it stands for, that I must not shorten it, though we shall presently abbreviate it for purposes of affectionate reference.