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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 The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
affixed
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
all
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From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
alluring
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
animated
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
arbour
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From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
attachment
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
attends
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
back
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
barouche
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
boat
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From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
bosoms
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
British
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
business
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
caught
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
chaise
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
contrast
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
corner
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
denied
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From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
dinner
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
distinguishes
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
drink
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
dusty
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
envied
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From this reading He sighed; he envied them.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
expense
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
formal
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
Frosts
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
Garter
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
green
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
Gregory
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
guineas
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sighed; he envied them.
head
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
height
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
historian
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
honeysuckle
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From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
including
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
inn
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From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
instance
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
Lady
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
legislator
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
light
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
Lionel
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
more
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
near
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
neglect
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
own
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From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
Palace
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
patriotic
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
pleasures
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From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
prospect
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
Prymmes
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
public
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
records
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
regret
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
rumble-tumble
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
Selina
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
side
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
sighed
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From this reading He sighed; he envied them.
sight
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
Sir
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
Slowes
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
Sophy
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
spacious
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
Star
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
Stollhead
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He sighed; he envied them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
titled
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
Touching
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From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
Vance
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
Vipont's
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From this reading From the dusty height of a rumble-tumble affixed to Lady Selina Vipont's barouche, and by the animated side of Sir Gregory Stollhead, Vance caught sight of Lionel and Sophy at a corner of the spacious green near the Palace.
water
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From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
way
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From this reading He thought of the boat, the water, the honeysuckle arbour at the little inn,--pleasures he had denied himself,--pleasures all in his own way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The historian records the attachment to public business which distinguishes the British legislator.--Touching instance of the regret which ever in patriotic bosoms attends the neglect of a public duty.
wines
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From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They seemed still more alluring by contrast with the prospect before him; formal dinner at the Star and Garter, with titled Prymmes, Slowes, and Frosts, a couple of guineas a head, including light wines, which he did not drink, and the expense of a chaise back by himself.
