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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 He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
ago
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From this reading His father—that iron gentleman—had long ago enthroned himself on the heights of the Disruption Principles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
array
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
attitude
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
authors
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
boyhood
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
career
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From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
cause
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
cheerful
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
cursory
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
detested
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From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
Disruption
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From this reading His father—that iron gentleman—had long ago enthroned himself on the heights of the Disruption Principles.
distinction
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
English
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
enthroned
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From this reading His father—that iron gentleman—had long ago enthroned himself on the heights of the Disruption Principles.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
explanation
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From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
face
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
fat
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
father
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From this reading His father—that iron gentleman—had long ago enthroned himself on the heights of the Disruption Principles.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His father—that iron gentleman—had long ago enthroned himself on the heights of the Disruption Principles.
gods
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From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
grim
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
habit
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His father—that iron gentleman—had long ago enthroned himself on the heights of the Disruption Principles.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
heights
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From this reading His father—that iron gentleman—had long ago enthroned himself on the heights of the Disruption Principles.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His father—that iron gentleman—had long ago enthroned himself on the heights of the Disruption Principles.
hint
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From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
inclined
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
innocent
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
intelligence
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
iron
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From this reading His father—that iron gentleman—had long ago enthroned himself on the heights of the Disruption Principles.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
lauding
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
lions
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father—that iron gentleman—had long ago enthroned himself on the heights of the Disruption Principles.
men
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
merely
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
milk
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
misfortunes
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
more
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From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
Mr
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
NICHOLSON
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
nourishing
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
now
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
often
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
original
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
own
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
Parliament
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
possibly
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
Principles
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From this reading His father—that iron gentleman—had long ago enthroned himself on the heights of the Disruption Principles.
prove
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
reading
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From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
ready
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From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
render
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
Scot
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silent
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From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
spite
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
sprawling
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
steps
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From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
stupid
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
stupider
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
superstition
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From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
terms
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
thinkable
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was of a fat habit, even from boyhood, and inclined to a cheerful and cursory reading of the face of life; and possibly this attitude of mind was the original cause of his misfortunes.
unctuously
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From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
VAREY
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From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beyond this hint philosophy is silent on his career, and superstition steps in with the more ready explanation that he was detested of the gods.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr. Nicholson found in them the milk of lions.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading JOHN VAREY NICHOLSON was stupid; yet, stupider men than he are now sprawling in Parliament, and lauding themselves as the authors of their own distinction.
