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Chapter I

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LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.
1866.
I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.
Whithersoever I go, into whatsoever society, I take my angles with me.
They do much damage, but they establish the principle of Anglicanism.
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Caught napping

Chapter I

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.
Line 2
1866.
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I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.
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Whithersoever I go, into whatsoever society, I take my angles with me.
Line 5
They do much damage, but they establish the principle of Anglicanism.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.”

LITTLE noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Whithersoever I go, into whatsoever society, I take my angles with me.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.”

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1866

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From this reading 1866.

32

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From this reading LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

angles

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

Anglican

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

Anglicanism

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From this reading They do much damage, but they establish the principle of Anglicanism.

Anglicans

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They do much damage, but they establish the principle of Anglicanism.

damage

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From this reading They do much damage, but they establish the principle of Anglicanism.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading They do much damage, but they establish the principle of Anglicanism.

establish

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From this reading They do much damage, but they establish the principle of Anglicanism.

FIELDS

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From this reading LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.

four

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

G

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From this reading LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.

go

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From this reading Whithersoever I go, into whatsoever society, I take my angles with me.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

impinging

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

INN

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From this reading LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Whithersoever I go, into whatsoever society, I take my angles with me.

J

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From this reading LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.

LINCOLN'S

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From this reading LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.

LITTLEnounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.

LONDON

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From this reading LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.

Man

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

many

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Whithersoever I go, into whatsoever society, I take my angles with me.

mean

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

much

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From this reading They do much damage, but they establish the principle of Anglicanism.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

neighbours

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

PALMER

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From this reading LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.

Perfect

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

principle

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From this reading They do much damage, but they establish the principle of Anglicanism.

producing

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

QUEEN

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From this reading LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.

society

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From this reading Whithersoever I go, into whatsoever society, I take my angles with me.

sore

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

STREET

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From this reading LONDON: G. J. PALMER, 32, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Whithersoever I go, into whatsoever society, I take my angles with me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They do much damage, but they establish the principle of Anglicanism.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

whatsoever

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From this reading Whithersoever I go, into whatsoever society, I take my angles with me.

Whithersoever

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From this reading Whithersoever I go, into whatsoever society, I take my angles with me.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.

τετράγωνος

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From this reading I am an Anglican of the Anglicans, I mean that I am τετράγωνος a Perfect Man, with four angles impinging upon my neighbours and producing among them many a sore.