Chapter VII
OLD AND YOUNG. 1_st Gent_. How class your man?—as better than the most, Or, seeming better, worse beneath that cloak? As saint or knave, pilgrim or hypocrite? 2_d Gent_.
Middlemarch
Chapter VII
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OLD
AND
YOUNG.
1_st
Gent_.
How
class
your
man?—as
better
than
the
most,
Or,
seeming
better,
worse
beneath
that
cloak?
As
saint
or
knave,
pilgrim
or
hypocrite?
2_d
Gent_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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OLD
AND
YOUNG.
Line 2
1_st
Gent_.
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How
class
your
man?—as
better
than
the
most,
Or,
seeming
better,
worse
beneath
that
cloak?
Line 4
As
saint
or
knave,
pilgrim
or
hypocrite?
Line 5
2_d
Gent_.
Learner Dictionary
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Beneath
preposition
US /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “How class your man?—as better than the most, Or, seeming better, worse beneath that cloak?”
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1
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From this reading 1_st Gent_.
2
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OLD AND YOUNG.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How class your man?—as better than the most, Or, seeming better, worse beneath that cloak?
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
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better
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class
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cloak
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d
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Gent
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How
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hypocrite
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knave
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man
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most
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OLD
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From this reading OLD AND YOUNG.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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pilgrim
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From this reading As saint or knave, pilgrim or hypocrite?
saint
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From this reading As saint or knave, pilgrim or hypocrite?
seeming
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st
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From this reading 1_st Gent_.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How class your man?—as better than the most, Or, seeming better, worse beneath that cloak?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How class your man?—as better than the most, Or, seeming better, worse beneath that cloak?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How class your man?—as better than the most, Or, seeming better, worse beneath that cloak?
worse
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YOUNG
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From this reading OLD AND YOUNG.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How class your man?—as better than the most, Or, seeming better, worse beneath that cloak?