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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 George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
abiding
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
all
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From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
away
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From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
bad
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From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
bishop
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
brings
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From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
consequence
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From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
considers
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From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
conversation
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
converts
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From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
Court
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
cure
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
debt
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From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
departure
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
derived
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
disabling
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
dull
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From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
exhausted
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From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
expedite
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
fears
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From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
few
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
fleeting
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
freed
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From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
friendly
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
genius
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From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
George
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From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
go
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From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
grateful
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From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
heart
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From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
hints
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
human
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
imperishable
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
infirmity
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
lore
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From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
luck
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From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
makes
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
man
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
mastery
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
Montfort
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
more
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
Morley
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From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
natural
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
nature
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From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
orator
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
ordination
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
power
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
prepared
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
present
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
proportion
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From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
pupil
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From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
rarely
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
received
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
recorded
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
scruple
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
Sophy
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From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
subdued
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From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
suffers
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From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
teacher
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From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
temperament
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
united
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
unlucky
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From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
voice
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From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
Waife
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From this reading Mr. Waife, being by nature unlucky, considers that, in proportion as fortune brings him good luck, nature converts it into bad.
weeks
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From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The grateful teacher exhausted all his lore upon the pupil whose genius he had freed, whose heart had subdued himself.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He suffers Mr. George Morley to go away in his debt, and Sophy fears that he will be dull in consequence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From Waife he derived more than the cure of a disabling infirmity; he received those hints which, to a man who has the natural temperament of an orator, so rarely united with that of the scholar, expedite the mastery of the art that makes the fleeting human voice an abiding, imperishable power.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading George Morley, a few weeks after the conversation last recorded, took his departure from Montfort Court, prepared, without a scruple, to present himself for ordination to the friendly bishop.
