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1560
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
Act
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From this reading Act III._ The apartment, which was half darkened, was partly tapestried and partly wainscoted.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
almost
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Act III._ The apartment, which was half darkened, was partly tapestried and partly wainscoted.
apartment
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From this reading Act III._ The apartment, which was half darkened, was partly tapestried and partly wainscoted.
aspect
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
carpet
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
carpets
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
carved
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
chamber
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
chase
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
columns
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
covered
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
curbed
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
darkened
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From this reading Act III._ The apartment, which was half darkened, was partly tapestried and partly wainscoted.
desire
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
destitute
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
dreary
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
emptiness
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
fashion
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
feel
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
fire
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
fireplace
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
floor
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
fruit
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
furniture
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
gain
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
grate
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
grates
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
grotesque
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Act III._ The apartment, which was half darkened, was partly tapestried and partly wainscoted.
happy
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
III
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From this reading Act III._ The apartment, which was half darkened, was partly tapestried and partly wainscoted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
lent
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
massive
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
new
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
Nimrod
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
oak
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
partly
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From this reading Act III._ The apartment, which was half darkened, was partly tapestried and partly wainscoted.
pleasure
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
pulse
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
REDHALL
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From this reading REDHALL.
roses
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
Scotland
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
season
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
shun
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
somewhat
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
stone
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
summer
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From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
tapestried
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From this reading Act III._ The apartment, which was half darkened, was partly tapestried and partly wainscoted.
teacher
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
tells
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
then
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
three
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
throb
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
twenty
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
unknown
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
untasted
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
wainscoted
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From this reading Act III._ The apartment, which was half darkened, was partly tapestried and partly wainscoted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Act III._ The apartment, which was half darkened, was partly tapestried and partly wainscoted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Act III._ The apartment, which was half darkened, was partly tapestried and partly wainscoted.
why
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From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A stone fireplace, on grotesque columns covered with carved roses, destitute of grate (for grates were not then in fashion) and of fire, for the season was summer, by its emptiness lent a somewhat dreary aspect to the chamber.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
years
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From this reading The floor was without carpet, for carpets were almost unknown in Scotland till 1560 (three and twenty years after); the furniture was of massive oak.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "The will is free; why must it then be curbed I would be happy, gain what I desire, Or feel each pulse throb pleasure in the chase-- Yet this new teacher tells such pleasure is A fruit I must untasted shun."--_Nimrod.
