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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 _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
accurate
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
alluring
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
any
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
artful
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From this reading He was particularly fond of a supper dish to which the alluring name of Benjamin’s Mess was given by the artful inventor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
assuming
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
authority
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
Benjamin's
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
best
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
Biblical
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
bishop
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
blunder
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
Bound
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
Brethren
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
brother
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was particularly fond of a supper dish to which the alluring name of Benjamin’s Mess was given by the artful inventor.
character
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
clergyman
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
comestible
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
compilation
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
crabs
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
created
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
critic
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
critical
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
critics
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
curate
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
curious
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
Deccan
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
descendants
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
dish
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From this reading He was particularly fond of a supper dish to which the alluring name of Benjamin’s Mess was given by the artful inventor.
distinct
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
distinguished
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
doubt
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
editor
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
Egypt
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
Egyptologist
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
enforced
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
felt
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
fleshpots
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
fond
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From this reading He was particularly fond of a supper dish to which the alluring name of Benjamin’s Mess was given by the artful inventor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
Frankenstein
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
frugal
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
given
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From this reading He was particularly fond of a supper dish to which the alluring name of Benjamin’s Mess was given by the artful inventor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was particularly fond of a supper dish to which the alluring name of Benjamin’s Mess was given by the artful inventor.
heaped
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
hearing
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
hearts
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
homely
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
identical
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
ingredients
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
instrument
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
intentions
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
inventor
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From this reading He was particularly fond of a supper dish to which the alluring name of Benjamin’s Mess was given by the artful inventor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
Joseph
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
joy-bells
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
known
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
later
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
lemon
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
liberal-mindednounUS /ˈliberal-minded/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
longing
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
man
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
mere
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
mess
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
met
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From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
midnight
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
mission
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
monster
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
most
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
musical
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
Nebuchadnezzar
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was particularly fond of a supper dish to which the alluring name of Benjamin’s Mess was given by the artful inventor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
particularly
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From this reading He was particularly fond of a supper dish to which the alluring name of Benjamin’s Mess was given by the artful inventor.
period
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
pibroch
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
plain
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
position
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
pressman
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From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
profound
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
prudence
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
questionable
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
rather
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
receptacles
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
recollection
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
remembrance
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
return
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From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
river
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
roasted
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
say
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From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
Scarcely
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
secular
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
somewhat
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
stewed
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
stick
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
sub-editor
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
sub-editors
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From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
subjected
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
supper
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
suppersnounUS /ˈsuppers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
Sybarites
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
Two
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
undergoing
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
unwell
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
vegetarian
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From this reading TO return to the sub-editors and their suppers, I may say that I never met but one vegetarian pressman.
vegetarianism
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
very
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was particularly fond of a supper dish to which the alluring name of Benjamin’s Mess was given by the artful inventor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was particularly fond of a supper dish to which the alluring name of Benjamin’s Mess was given by the artful inventor.
Why
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
world
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From this reading I am not a profound Egyptologist, but I have a distinct recollection of hearing something about the fleshpots of Egypt, and the longing that the mere remembrance of these receptacles created in the hearts of the descendants of Joseph and his Brethren, when undergoing a course of enforced vegetarianism, though somewhat different in character from that to which, at a later period, Nebuchadnezzar--the most distinguished vegetarian that the world has ever known--was subjected.
youngest
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From this reading I do not know if the editor of this compilation had any authority--Biblical or secular--for assuming that its ingredients were identical with those with which Joseph, with the best of intentions, no doubt, but with very questionable prudence, heaped upon the dish of his youngest brother.
Zenana
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From this reading _“Benjamin’s mess”--An alluring name--Scarcely accurate--A frugal supper--Why the sub-editor felt rather unwell--“A man should stick to plain homely fare”--Two Sybarites--The stewed lemon as a comestible--The midnight apple--The roasted crabs--The Zenana mission--The pibroch as a musical instrument--A curious blunder--The river Deccan--Frankenstein as the monster--The outside critics--A critical position--The curate as critic--A liberal-minded clergyman--Bound to be a bishop--The joy-bells._
