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Adam
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
all
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
arrows
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
bade
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
Berkeley
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From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
Bishop
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From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
bows
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
boyish
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
casting
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
chairs
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From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
chances
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
chymic
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From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
corners
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
days
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
dim
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
disastrous
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
drawing
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From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
fishing-rods
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
foe
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
glances
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
Graeme
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
hearth
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From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
heavy
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From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
Hew
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
history
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From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
insolent
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
instruments
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From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
interest
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From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
knew
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
large
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
looking
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From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
loving
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
low
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
lumbering
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From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
moment
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
Mossgray
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
most
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
Murray
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
now
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From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
old
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
OTHELLO
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
past
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
ran
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
redemption
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
room
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
said
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From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
science
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From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
side
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From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
sitting
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
skates
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
slavery
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
sold
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
spoke
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
superannuated
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
table
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From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
taken
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
there
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
together
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
tokens
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
tools
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From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
Tower
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
unoccupied
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From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
very
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
visitor
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From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bishop Berkeley was still upon the table, but the visitor had no interest in the bishop; neither was he looking at the chymic tools or the instruments of science.
well
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From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
Wherein
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From this reading I ran it through, even from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it, Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, * * * * * Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence.--OTHELLO.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Adam Graeme and Hew Murray were sitting together in the large, low room in the Tower of Mossgray, which they both knew so well.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And now, Hew,” said Mossgray, drawing one of those large, heavy, lumbering chairs to the unoccupied side of the hearth, “now, Hew, for this wonderful history.
worn-out
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
youth
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From this reading He was casting long, loving glances into the dim corners of the room; the old fishing-rods, the superannuated bows and arrows, the ancient skates, they were all there, those worn-out tokens of the fair youth which was past.
