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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 _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
accept
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From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
affected
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From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
ago
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From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
also
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From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
always
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
any
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
apt
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
away
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
band
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
bore
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
burial
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
carried
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
casual
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
Caught
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
caution
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From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
chapter
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From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
confess
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
curious
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From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
days
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
degree
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
doctor's
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
effects
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
enable
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
England
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
fancy
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From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
foregoing
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From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
frankly
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
German
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
Head
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
Henry
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
hostelry
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
how
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
illustration
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
imagination
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
indefinitely
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
Irving
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
knowing
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
legibility
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
letter
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
lines
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From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
living
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
made
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From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
matters
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
meant
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
Mr
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
one's
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
painted
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
passers-by
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
personal
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
postponed
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
pre-Wagnerian
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
rate
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
recollection
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
recovery
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
regard
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From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
sense
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
service
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
several
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From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
sign
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
simulate
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
smell
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
some
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From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
Stag's
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
statement
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From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
story
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From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
streets
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
sufficient
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
swinging
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At any rate, I may frankly confess that I have always done so, knowing how apt one is to be carried away by one’s imagination in some matters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
there
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
too-sensitive
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
town
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
tripping
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From this reading _Mr. Henry Irving and the Stag’s Head--The sense of smell--A personal recollection--Caught “tripping”--The German band--In the pre-Wagnerian days--Another illustration of a too-sensitive imagination--The doctor’s letter--Its effects--A sudden recovery--The burial service is postponed indefinitely_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
very
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From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
way
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From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
well
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From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
west
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IT might be as well, I fancy, to accept with caution the statement made in the last lines of the foregoing chapter.
years
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From this reading Mr. Henry Irving told me several years ago a curious story on this very point, and in regard also to the way in which the imagination may be affected through the sense of smell.
young
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From this reading When he was very young he was living at a town in the west of England, and in one of the streets there was a hostelry which bore a swinging sign with a stag’s head painted upon it, with a sufficient degree of legibility to enable casual passers-by to know what it was meant to simulate.
