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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 When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
accustomed
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
arrayed
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he went up the Lane he looked at his boots, at his gloves, and at his trousers, and saw that nothing was unduly soiled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he went up the Lane he looked at his boots, at his gloves, and at his trousers, and saw that nothing was unduly soiled.
back
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From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
boots
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From this reading As he went up the Lane he looked at his boots, at his gloves, and at his trousers, and saw that nothing was unduly soiled.
bottom
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
came
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
chapters
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From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
costume
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
disclosed
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From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
elder
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
enable
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
few
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From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MADAME GOESLER IS SENT FOR.
forth
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
gloves
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From this reading As he went up the Lane he looked at his boots, at his gloves, and at his trousers, and saw that nothing was unduly soiled.
GOESLER
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From this reading MADAME GOESLER IS SENT FOR.
Green
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
ill-timed
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
ill-worded
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MADAME GOESLER IS SENT FOR.
James's
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
lady
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
Lane
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he went up the Lane he looked at his boots, at his gloves, and at his trousers, and saw that nothing was unduly soiled.
MADAME
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From this reading MADAME GOESLER IS SENT FOR.
Maule
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
Mr
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
much
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From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
near
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As he went up the Lane he looked at his boots, at his gloves, and at his trousers, and saw that nothing was unduly soiled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
out
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
Park
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
perturbation
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
Piccadilly
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
proposition
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
quest
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
recovered
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
resume
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
saw
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From this reading As he went up the Lane he looked at his boots, at his gloves, and at his trousers, and saw that nothing was unduly soiled.
SENT
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From this reading MADAME GOESLER IS SENT FOR.
slowly
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
soiled
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From this reading As he went up the Lane he looked at his boots, at his gloves, and at his trousers, and saw that nothing was unduly soiled.
some
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From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
son
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
St
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
Starting
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
Street
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
sufficiently
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
tenour
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he went up the Lane he looked at his boots, at his gloves, and at his trousers, and saw that nothing was unduly soiled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
then
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From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
thrown
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
trousers
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From this reading As he went up the Lane he looked at his boots, at his gloves, and at his trousers, and saw that nothing was unduly soiled.
unduly
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From this reading As he went up the Lane he looked at his boots, at his gloves, and at his trousers, and saw that nothing was unduly soiled.
up
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From this reading As he went up the Lane he looked at his boots, at his gloves, and at his trousers, and saw that nothing was unduly soiled.
Victoria
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
walked
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So much was told some few chapters back, but the name of the lady was not then disclosed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
Westminster
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From this reading Starting from Victoria Street, Westminster, he walked slowly across St. James's Park and the Green Park till he came out in Piccadilly, near the bottom of Park Lane.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
winter
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From this reading When the elder Mr. Maule had sufficiently recovered from the perturbation of mind and body into which he had been thrown by the ill-timed and ill-worded proposition of his son to enable him to resume the accustomed tenour of his life, he arrayed himself in his morning winter costume, and went forth in quest of a lady.
