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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 had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
abandon
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
acquainted
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
aided
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
air
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
all
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
always
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
angrily
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
aside
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
called
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From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You never knew when you had him, was Captain Underwood's own description.
centres
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From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
cup
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
curiously
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
danger
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From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
dart
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
dash
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
degradation
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
description
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From this reading You never knew when you had him, was Captain Underwood's own description.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
down
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
Erradeen
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From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
follies
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
foreign
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From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
go
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You never knew when you had him, was Captain Underwood's own description.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
impatient
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From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
indignation
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
knew
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From this reading You never knew when you had him, was Captain Underwood's own description.
led
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From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
Lord
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From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
mingling
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
moment
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
moral
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
more
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From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
most
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never knew when you had him, was Captain Underwood's own description.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
notice
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
now
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
obeying
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
off
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
often
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From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
once
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From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
only
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From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
overshadowed
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From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
own
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From this reading You never knew when you had him, was Captain Underwood's own description.
path
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From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
please
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
pleasure
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From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
pupil
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From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
sort
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
sufficiently
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
surrounded
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
sweetest
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
tangent
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
temptations
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
things
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
UnderwoodnounUS /ˈʌndərwʊd/
plants and bushes growing beneath taller trees
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
Underwood's
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From this reading You never knew when you had him, was Captain Underwood's own description.
unlikely
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From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
unruly
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From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
vices
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
Walter
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From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was not the only danger that once more overshadowed the path of Lord Erradeen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You never knew when you had him, was Captain Underwood's own description.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Underwood had been left alone in one of those foreign centres of "pleasure," so called, whither he had led his so often impatient and unruly pupil.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had been left, without notice, by a sudden impulse, such as he was now sufficiently acquainted with in Walter--who had always the air of obeying angrily and against his will the temptations with which he was surrounded: a sort of moral indignation against himself and all that aided in his degradation curiously mingling with the follies and vices into which he was led.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would dart aside at a tangent, go off at the most unlikely moment, dash down the cup when it was at the sweetest, and abandon with disgust the things that had seemed to please him most.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You never knew when you had him, was Captain Underwood's own description.
