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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 20
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 20

Chapter XXIV

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THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.
Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.
We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.
It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.
Alas! and had I known it, it was to go off with so inferior a grace!
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 20

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 20 is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.
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Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.
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We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.
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It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.
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Alas! and had I known it, it was to go off with so inferior a grace!

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After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.”

Alas exclamation US /əˈlæs/

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading “Alas! and had I known it, it was to go off with so inferior a grace!”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.”

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.”

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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 Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

admiration

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

affairs

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading Alas! and had I known it, it was to go off with so inferior a grace!

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

aristocratic

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

attending

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

best

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

bright-eyed

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

brisk

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

bystanders

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

carried

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From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

chaise

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

civilities

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

claret-coloured

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

communicating

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

conceived

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From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

correctly-dressed

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

couple

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

crowd

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

dear

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From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

descended

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

disappear

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

door

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

drew

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From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

drill

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

enacted

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From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

English

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

envy

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

fellows

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

followed

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

go

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From this reading Alas! and had I known it, it was to go off with so inferior a grace!

grace

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From this reading Alas! and had I known it, it was to go off with so inferior a grace!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

haughty

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

heart

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From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

heavy

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From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

high-bred

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

hitherto

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From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

ideal

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From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

inferior

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From this reading Alas! and had I known it, it was to go off with so inferior a grace!

inn

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From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

INN-KEEPER

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From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

inoffensively

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

KIRKBY-LONSDALE

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From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

known

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From this reading Alas! and had I known it, it was to go off with so inferior a grace!

last

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From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

like

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

little

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

master

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

mice

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

model

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

niceties

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

now

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From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

off

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From this reading Alas! and had I known it, it was to go off with so inferior a grace!

other

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

out

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From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

own

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

pair

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

part

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

partly

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From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

pass

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

pattern

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

point-device

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

preoccupation

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

Rowley

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

scene

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From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

servant

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From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

singly

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Alas! and had I known it, it was to go off with so inferior a grace!

solely

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

thought

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From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

time

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From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

up

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From this reading It was a heavy thought to me, as we drew up before the inn at Kirkby-Lonsdale, that this scene was now to be enacted for the last time.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE I had hitherto conceived and partly carried out an ideal that was dear to my heart.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading We would pass through the little crowd before the door with high-bred preoccupation, inoffensively haughty, after the best English pattern; and disappear within, followed by the envy and admiration of the bystanders, a model master and servant, point-device in every part.

young

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From this reading Rowley and I descended from our claret-coloured chaise, a couple of correctly-dressed, brisk, bright-eyed young fellows, like a pair of aristocratic mice; attending singly to our own affairs, communicating solely with each other, and that with the niceties and civilities of drill.