Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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

From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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

From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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

From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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

From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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

From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

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

From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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

From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

a young woman who is not married

From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

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From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

not any; not one

From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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

From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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

From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

at the time that

From this reading HOW MR BHOSH DELIVERED A DAMSEL FROM A DEMENTED COW O Cow! in hours of mental ease Thou chewest cuds beneath the trees; But ah! when madness racks thy brow, An awkward customer art thou!

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

From this reading But here I must not omit to narrate a somewhat startling catastrophe in which Mr Bhosh figured as the god out of machinery.

belonging to which person

From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!

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From this reading On looking up from his reverie, he was horrified by the spectacle of a young and beauteous maiden being vehemently pursued by an irate cow, whose reasoning faculties were too obviously, in the words of Ophelia, "like sweet bells bangled," or, in other words, _non compos mentis_, and having rats in her upper story!

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From this reading It was on an afternoon before he went up to pass his Little-go exam, and, since all work and no play is apt to render any Jack a dull, he was recreating himself by a solitary promenade in some fields in the vicinity of Cambridge, when suddenly his startled ears were dumbfounded to perceive the blood-curdling sound of loud female vociferations!

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From this reading _Nature Poem furnished (to order) by young English Friend._ Mr Bhosh's diligence at his books was rewarded by getting through his Little-go with such _eclat_ that he was admitted to become a baccalaureate, and further presented with the greatest distinction the Vice-Chancellor could bestow upon him, viz., the title of a Wooden Spoon!