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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 “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
Abaddon
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
aberration
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
Antrim's
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
Brant
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
brutality
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From this reading But Brant cut him off with curt brutality:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
chief
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
clerk
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
consent
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
corrective
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
curt
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From this reading But Brant cut him off with curt brutality:
cut
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From this reading But Brant cut him off with curt brutality:
debt
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
deeper
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
depths
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
DIGGETH
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
enough
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
escaped
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
FALL
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
fitting
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
fresh
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
give
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
glimpse
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
gratitude
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
heavy
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Brant cut him off with curt brutality:
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
home-going
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
knew
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
Langford
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
late
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
lay
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let up on that.
midnight
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
narrowly
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
o'clock
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
off
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From this reading But Brant cut him off with curt brutality:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
phrased
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
PITnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
pool
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
postpone
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
put
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
realm
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
results
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
search
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
self-respect
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
solicitation
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
sought
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
speech
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
stirring
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
terms
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From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Let up on that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
THEREIN
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One of the results of this glimpse into the deeper depths of the pit he had so narrowly escaped was a fresh stirring of the pool of gratitude, and at the home-going he sought to put his debt to Brant into fitting terms of speech.
three
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
two
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
up
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From this reading “Let up on that.
wanderings
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
wholesome
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From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The midnight wanderings in the realm of Abaddon were a wholesome corrective for the chief clerk, whose late aberration lay heavy on his self-respect; but, as he himself phrased it to Brant, he knew when he had enough.
WHOSO
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
William
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From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Brant cut him off with curt brutality:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN” IT was between two and three o’clock in the morning before Brant would consent, at Antrim’s solicitation, to give over, or at least to postpone, the search for William Langford.
