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The Inner House
The Inner House

Chapter XVII

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A MOST UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION.
I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
"Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
"Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!
Farewell!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Inner House

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A MOST UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION.
Line 2
I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
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"Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
Line 4
"Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!
Line 5
Farewell!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.”

Ours pronoun US /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading “"Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “"Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.”

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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 A MOST UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION.

armed

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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

borne

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From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

Brethren

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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

College

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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

CONCLUSION

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From this reading A MOST UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION.

condition

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From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

confess

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From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

Farewell

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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

gathered

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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

guard

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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

half-fainting

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From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

House

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From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

LifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

MOST

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From this reading A MOST UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading "Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!

Porch

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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

Rebels

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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

said

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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

say

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From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

South

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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

Suffragan

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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

to-day

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From this reading "Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!

to-morrow

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From this reading "Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!

turn

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From this reading "Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!

UNEXPECTED

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From this reading A MOST UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

waited

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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!