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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 "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
admonishing
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
aimless
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From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
back
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
beaky
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
black
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
bristling
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
care
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From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
carelessly
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
chair
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
cigarette
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
comfort
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From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
companion
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
crowning
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From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
dark
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From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
DENIS
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From this reading "YOU REMEMBER MISS DENIS?"
difficulty
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From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
dining-room
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
dramatis
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
end
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
eye
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
face
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
family
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
fashionable
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
father
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
fingers
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
former
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
friend
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From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
furnished
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
Gilbert
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From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
glass
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
go
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
goggle
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
hair
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
holding
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
hour
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
indecent
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
Ingelow
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
It's
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
Jean
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
July
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
leaning
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
light
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
like
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
Lisle
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From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
London
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
lonely
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From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
lot
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From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
m
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
man
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
MISS
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From this reading "YOU REMEMBER MISS DENIS?"
most
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
ne'er-do-well
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
nine
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
nose
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
old
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
out
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From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
p
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
personæ
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
place
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From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
port
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
position
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
positively
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
recognizing
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From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
red
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
REMEMBERverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "YOU REMEMBER MISS DENIS?"
roaming
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
rolling
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
say
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From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
SCENE
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
season
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
sheep
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
sombrero
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From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
some
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
Son
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From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
Spanish
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From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
splendidly
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
square
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
sunburnt
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
tanned
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From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
there
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From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
venerable
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
visage
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From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
white
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
wife
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From this reading "I say to thee, though free from care, A lonely lot, an aimless life, The crowning comfort is not there— Son, take a wife."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
world
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From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A young man so dark, and tanned, that his visage would not look out of place beneath a Spanish sombrero; nevertheless, we have no difficulty in recognizing our former friend, Gilbert Lisle.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU REMEMBER MISS DENIS?"
young
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From this reading _Jean Ingelow._ SCENE: a splendidly furnished dining-room in the most fashionable square in London; season, end of July; hour, nine p.m.; _dramatis personæ_, a father and son; the former, an old gentleman with a red face, beaky nose, and bristling white hair, is holding a glass of venerable port between his goggle eye and the light, and admonishing his companion, a sunburnt young man, who is leaning back in his chair and carelessly rolling a cigarette between his fingers.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's positively indecent for a man of your position to go roaming the world, like some ne'er-do-well, or family black sheep.
