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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 His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
accordingly
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
all
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
back
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
Barchester
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
behalf
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
bishop
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
blessed
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
chaplain
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
chaplain's
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
clergy
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
COMMENCED
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
countenance
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
dare
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
dared
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
days
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
deal
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
declare
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
demeanour
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
dignity
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
disarranged
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
doubt
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From this reading He did not remain long in doubt.
doubtful
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
face
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
factotum
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
four
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
hardly
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
hierarchical
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
infuse
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
intention
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not remain long in doubt.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
lordship
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
manner
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
meant
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
Mr
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
MRS
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
much
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
occasion
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
only
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
own
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
palace
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
people
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
PROUDIE'S
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
RECEPTION
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
remain
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From this reading He did not remain long in doubt.
resent
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
satisfaction
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
say
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
saying
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
seat
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
seen
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
sermon
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
severity
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
shambling
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
show
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
Slope
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
spent
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
subject
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
taken
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
there
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
three
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
throne
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From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
throw
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
truth
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From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
very
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
visit
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
walked
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From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His lordship had, as we have seen, taken his seat on his throne; but his demeanour there, into which it had been his intention to infuse much hierarchical dignity, had been a good deal disarranged by the audacity of his chaplain's sermon.
wife
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From this reading MRS PROUDIE'S RECEPTION--COMMENCED The bishop and his wife had only spent three or four days in Barchester on the occasion of their first visit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had accordingly blessed his people in a shambling manner, not at all to his own satisfaction, and had walked back to his palace with his mind very doubtful as to what he would say to his chaplain on the subject.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had hardly dared to look his clergy in the face, and to declare by the severity of his countenance that in truth he meant all that his factotum was saying on his behalf; nor yet did he dare throw Mr Slope over, and show to those around him that he was no party to the sermon, and would resent it.
