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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 Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The king came to his summer palace, and the great lords kept up their state about him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In contrast to the courtly splendor, the heath was fringed with an encampment as gay and varied as any gypsy gathering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
any
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From this reading In contrast to the courtly splendor, the heath was fringed with an encampment as gay and varied as any gypsy gathering.
Arlington
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From this reading Euston was famed for the balls of my Lord Arlington in the days of Charles the Second, and times were little changed in that respect.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In contrast to the courtly splendor, the heath was fringed with an encampment as gay and varied as any gypsy gathering.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
balls
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From this reading Euston was famed for the balls of my Lord Arlington in the days of Charles the Second, and times were little changed in that respect.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
came
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
changed
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From this reading Euston was famed for the balls of my Lord Arlington in the days of Charles the Second, and times were little changed in that respect.
Charles
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
collected
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
contrast
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From this reading In contrast to the courtly splendor, the heath was fringed with an encampment as gay and varied as any gypsy gathering.
country
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From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
court
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From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
courtiers
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
courtly
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From this reading In contrast to the courtly splendor, the heath was fringed with an encampment as gay and varied as any gypsy gathering.
days
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From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
decorous
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
dissolute
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
encampment
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From this reading In contrast to the courtly splendor, the heath was fringed with an encampment as gay and varied as any gypsy gathering.
England
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From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
Euston
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From this reading Euston was famed for the balls of my Lord Arlington in the days of Charles the Second, and times were little changed in that respect.
expressed
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
famed
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From this reading Euston was famed for the balls of my Lord Arlington in the days of Charles the Second, and times were little changed in that respect.
festival
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From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
finer
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From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
following
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
frail
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
fringed
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From this reading In contrast to the courtly splendor, the heath was fringed with an encampment as gay and varied as any gypsy gathering.
gathering
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From this reading In contrast to the courtly splendor, the heath was fringed with an encampment as gay and varied as any gypsy gathering.
gay
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The king came to his summer palace, and the great lords kept up their state about him.
greatest
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
gypsy
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From this reading In contrast to the courtly splendor, the heath was fringed with an encampment as gay and varied as any gypsy gathering.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The king came to his summer palace, and the great lords kept up their state about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
James
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
kept
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From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
king
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From this reading The king came to his summer palace, and the great lords kept up their state about him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
Lord
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From this reading Euston was famed for the balls of my Lord Arlington in the days of Charles the Second, and times were little changed in that respect.
lords
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From this reading The king came to his summer palace, and the great lords kept up their state about him.
man
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
manner
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
men
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
more
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
much
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Euston was famed for the balls of my Lord Arlington in the days of Charles the Second, and times were little changed in that respect.
Newmarket
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From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
palace
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From this reading The king came to his summer palace, and the great lords kept up their state about him.
prevailed
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
race-course
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From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
RACES
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From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
respect
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From this reading Euston was famed for the balls of my Lord Arlington in the days of Charles the Second, and times were little changed in that respect.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
Second
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
silent
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
small
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
solemn
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
soul
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading In contrast to the courtly splendor, the heath was fringed with an encampment as gay and varied as any gypsy gathering.
state
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From this reading The king came to his summer palace, and the great lords kept up their state about him.
summer
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From this reading The king came to his summer palace, and the great lords kept up their state about him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The king came to his summer palace, and the great lords kept up their state about him.
THERE
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From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
times
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From this reading Euston was famed for the balls of my Lord Arlington in the days of Charles the Second, and times were little changed in that respect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The king came to his summer palace, and the great lords kept up their state about him.
too
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
train
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
up
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From this reading The king came to his summer palace, and the great lords kept up their state about him.
varied
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From this reading In contrast to the courtly splendor, the heath was fringed with an encampment as gay and varied as any gypsy gathering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Euston was famed for the balls of my Lord Arlington in the days of Charles the Second, and times were little changed in that respect.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
William
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
women
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From this reading Charles the Second came there, with a train of gay and dissolute courtiers and fair, frail women; there too came the more solemn James with much the same following, if a more decorous manner prevailed, and there came that silent, collected, small man, whose body so little expressed his soul,—one of the greatest men of his time,—William the Third.
years
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From this reading AT THE RACES THERE was no finer race-course in the country in those days than the long heath at Newmarket, and there for years the court of England kept festival.
