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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 ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
Africa
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From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
all
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
announcement
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
authority
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From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
Barfleur
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
Bridgely
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From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
bring
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
came
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
car
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
certain
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collection
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From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
coming
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
critic
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down
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
Dublin
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From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
ENTER
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From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
evening
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
fact
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From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
finest
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From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
generally
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From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
give
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From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
given
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From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
Greek
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From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
hearing
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From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
hotel
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
Ireland
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From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
Irish
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From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
Johannesburg
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From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
knight
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knighted
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From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
learned
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From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
less
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From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
Level
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
luncheon
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From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
Manets
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master
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From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
matter
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From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
modern
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From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
more
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From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
motor
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
museum
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From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
nice
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From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
occasional
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From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
only
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From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
Oxford
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
pictures
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From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
remark
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From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
representative
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From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
Saturday
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
SCORP
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
significant
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From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
SIR
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some
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From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
South
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From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
spend
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
stay
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substituted
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From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
Sunday
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
three
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
together
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From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
uncle
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From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
University
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From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was the art representative of some great museum in South Africa--at Johannesburg, I think,--and he was generally looked upon as an authority in the matter of pictures.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
very
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From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had given Dublin its only significant collection of modern pictures--in fact, Ireland should be substituted for Dublin, and for this he was knighted.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Barfleur had an uncle who was a very learned master of Greek at that University and who, if we were quite nice and pleasant, might give us luncheon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
world
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From this reading ENTER SIR SCORP During all my stay at Bridgely Level I had been hearing more or less--an occasional remark--of a certain Sir Scorp, an Irish knight and art critic, a gentleman who had some of the finest Manets in the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Barfleur came one evening to my hotel with the announcement that Sir Scorp was coming down to Bridgely Level to spend Saturday and Sunday, that he would bring his car and that together on Sunday we three would motor to Oxford.
