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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 The way you all stand by me would warm the cockles of a worse heart than mine ever was.”
access
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
admit
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
aftermath
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
all
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
any
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From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
appeasedverbUS /əˈpiːzd/
made less angry or upset
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
armed
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
better
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From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
Brant
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
Brant's
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
breaks
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
building
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The way you all stand by me would warm the cockles of a worse heart than mine ever was.”
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
chief's
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
city's
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
cockles
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From this reading The way you all stand by me would warm the cockles of a worse heart than mine ever was.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
day
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
desired
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
detention
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
dog
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From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
door
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
Dorothy
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
far-reaching
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
fastnesses
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
finally
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
formalities
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
friends
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From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
gained
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus the prisoner of good hope, love-tempered; and Jarvis laughed.
ground
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
heart
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From this reading The way you all stand by me would warm the cockles of a worse heart than mine ever was.”
heaven
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
hope
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From this reading Thus the prisoner of good hope, love-tempered; and Jarvis laughed.
house
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
IFconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
inner
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
jail
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
Jarvis
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
kindliness
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
late
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
later
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
laughed
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From this reading Thus the prisoner of good hope, love-tempered; and Jarvis laughed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
love
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
love's
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
love-tempered
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From this reading Thus the prisoner of good hope, love-tempered; and Jarvis laughed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The way you all stand by me would warm the cockles of a worse heart than mine ever was.”
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The way you all stand by me would warm the cockles of a worse heart than mine ever was.”
more
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From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
MORITURI
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
news-gatherer's
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
now
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
opened
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
parted
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
Plainsman
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
prisoner
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
reporter
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
request
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
SALUTAMUS
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
seventh
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
stand
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From this reading The way you all stand by me would warm the cockles of a worse heart than mine ever was.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
TE
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
Thus
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From this reading Thus the prisoner of good hope, love-tempered; and Jarvis laughed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
unlucky
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From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
visit
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From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
warm
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From this reading The way you all stand by me would warm the cockles of a worse heart than mine ever was.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
way
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From this reading The way you all stand by me would warm the cockles of a worse heart than mine ever was.”
welcome
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From this reading Having but now parted from Dorothy, Brant was in the seventh heaven of love’s aftermath when the cell door opened to admit the reporter; and since love breaks ground for far-reaching kindliness, the news-gatherer’s welcome was all that could be desired.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading TE MORITURI SALUTAMUS IF it was late in the day when Jarvis left the Plainsman building armed with his chief’s request for an order to visit the prisoner in the jail, it was still later when the formalities were finally appeased and he gained access to the inner fastnesses of the city’s house of detention and to Brant’s cell.
wonder
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From this reading “I wonder if any unlucky dog of them all ever had better friends or more of them than I have, Jarvis?
worse
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From this reading The way you all stand by me would warm the cockles of a worse heart than mine ever was.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The way you all stand by me would warm the cockles of a worse heart than mine ever was.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The way you all stand by me would warm the cockles of a worse heart than mine ever was.”
