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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 OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
absolutely
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
account
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
acquaintanceship
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
appointment
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
bent
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From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
boots
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broad
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
caricature
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
casual
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
choice
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From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
circumstances
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
close
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
cockney
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From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
conceit
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From this reading Major James Shrike inspired me with a curious conceit of impertinent respect.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
CONTINUEDnounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
curious
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From this reading Major James Shrike inspired me with a curious conceit of impertinent respect.
D
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degree
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
earnestness
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
embodiment
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
extenuating
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
extraordinary
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
FINISHED
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
force
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
FORTY
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
fully
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From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
gaol
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
impertinent
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From this reading Major James Shrike inspired me with a curious conceit of impertinent respect.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
insignificant
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
inspired
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From this reading Major James Shrike inspired me with a curious conceit of impertinent respect.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
James
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From this reading Major James Shrike inspired me with a curious conceit of impertinent respect.
justifying
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From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
LAPSE
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
Major
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From this reading Major James Shrike inspired me with a curious conceit of impertinent respect.
management
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From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Major James Shrike inspired me with a curious conceit of impertinent respect.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
NARRATIVE
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
nature
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
patron's
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From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
perhaps
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
person
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
POLYHISTOR'S
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possessed
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
post
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
prison
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From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
promotion
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
purpose
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
put
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redeemed
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
resolute
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From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
respect
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From this reading Major James Shrike inspired me with a curious conceit of impertinent respect.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
seriously
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
seven-league
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
Shrike
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From this reading Major James Shrike inspired me with a curious conceit of impertinent respect.
subscription
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From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
success
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
theories
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From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time I was fully bent on justifying my little cockney patron's choice by a resolute subscription to his theories of prison management.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
type
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
ultimate
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
unexpected
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
very
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
view
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From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
vulgarity
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From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In person the very embodiment of that insignificant vulgarity, without extenuating circumstances, which is the type in caricature of the ultimate cockney, he possessed a force of mind and an earnestness of purpose that absolutely redeemed him on close acquaintanceship.
YEARS
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED AND FINISHED AFTER A LAPSE OF FORTY YEARS With my unexpected appointment as doctor to D---- gaol, I seemed to have put on the seven-league boots of success.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading No doubt it was an extraordinary degree of good fortune, even to one who had looked forward with a broad view of confidence; yet, I think, perhaps on account of the very casual nature of my promotion, I never took the post entirely seriously.
