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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 The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
able
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
absence
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
abusing
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From this reading Then he occupied the best part of an hour in abusing those friends and all their measures.
act
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
all
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From this reading Then he occupied the best part of an hour in abusing those friends and all their measures.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then he occupied the best part of an hour in abusing those friends and all their measures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
answer
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
arguments
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
assume
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
attacked
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
away
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
Baronet's
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
bath
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
bench
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
best
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From this reading Then he occupied the best part of an hour in abusing those friends and all their measures.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
break
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
caused
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
colleagues
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
comfort
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
defend
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
doubt
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
Drought
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
easy
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
explain
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
felt
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
five
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
followed
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
four
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
freed
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
fresh
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
friends
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
hardly
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
honourable
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
hour
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From this reading Then he occupied the best part of an hour in abusing those friends and all their measures.
House
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
hundred
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he occupied the best part of an hour in abusing those friends and all their measures.
insuperable
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
joy
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
just
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
Leader
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
loss
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
made
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
manipulation
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
measure
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
measures
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From this reading Then he occupied the best part of an hour in abusing those friends and all their measures.
minister
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
Ministry
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
minutes
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
Monk
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
Mr
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
much
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
necessary
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
obscurity
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
occasion
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
occupied
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From this reading Then he occupied the best part of an hour in abusing those friends and all their measures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
office
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
only
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
opposite
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
Orlando
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he occupied the best part of an hour in abusing those friends and all their measures.
perfumed
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
place
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
pleasure
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
points
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
practice
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
present
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
privilege
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
quiescence
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
regretted
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
repeat
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
responsibility
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
revel
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
sank
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
satisfaction
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
saying
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
second
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
services
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
side
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
Sir
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
Skin
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
suffering
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
supported
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
surely
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From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then he occupied the best part of an hour in abusing those friends and all their measures.
Then
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From this reading Then he occupied the best part of an hour in abusing those friends and all their measures.
Thick
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
trammels
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
unalloyed
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From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
Value
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From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One great occasion he had on which it was his privilege to explain to four or five hundred gentlemen the insuperable reasons which caused him to break away from those right honourable friends to act with whom had been his comfort and his duty, his great joy and his unalloyed satisfaction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Value of a Thick Skin Sir Orlando Drought must have felt bitterly the quiescence with which he sank into obscurity on the second bench on the opposite side of the House.
words
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From this reading This no doubt had been a pleasure, as practice had made the manipulation of words easy to him,--and he was able to revel in that absence of responsibility which must be as a fresh perfumed bath to a minister just freed from the trammels of office.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But the pleasure was surely followed by much suffering when Mr. Monk,--Mr. Monk who was to assume his place as Leader of the House,--only took five minutes to answer him, saying that he and his colleagues regretted much the loss of the Right Honourable Baronet's services, but that it would hardly be necessary for him to defend the Ministry on all those points on which it had been attacked, as, were he to do so, he would have to repeat the arguments by which every measure brought forward by the present Ministry had been supported.
