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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 Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
age
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From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
amiable
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
any
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
back
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
beche-de-mer
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
believed
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
big
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From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
boys
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From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
called
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
chest
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
commonly
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
considering
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From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
copra
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
dealer
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
description
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From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
devil-may-care
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From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
Dick
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
doing
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From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
Eight-and-twenty
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
feet
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
forty-six
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freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
Gazette
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From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
generally
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
going
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From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
good-looking
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
Hakodate
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
Hatteras
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
I've
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From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
inches
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Island
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
knickerbockers
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led
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From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
man
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man's
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From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
moment
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most
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From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
North
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
occupation
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From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
open-air
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From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
out
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From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
particularly
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
pay
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pearler
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
people
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perfectly
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Police
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From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
pounds
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
put
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
Queensland
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
Richard
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
round
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
say
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From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
Sea
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
service
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
shame
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From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
six
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
some
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
South
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
sterling
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
stockings
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strong
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taken
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From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
ten
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First and foremost, my name, age, description, and occupation, as they say in the _Police Gazette_.
they're
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From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
Thursday
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
tortoiseshell
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
trader
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From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
two
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And big shame to me if I were not so strong, considering the free, open-air, devil-may-care life I've led.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
Why
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From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
willing
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
wondering
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From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
work
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From this reading Why, I was doing man's work at an age when most boys are wondering when they're going to be taken out of knickerbockers.
wrestler
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
years
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From this reading Eight-and-twenty years of age, neither particularly good-looking nor, if some people are to be believed, particularly amiable, six feet two in my stockings, and forty-six inches round the chest; strong as a Hakodate wrestler, and perfectly willing at any moment to pay ten pounds sterling to the man who can put me on my back.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Richard Hatteras, at your service, commonly called Dick, of Thursday Island, North Queensland, pearler, copra merchant, _beche-de-mer_ and tortoiseshell dealer, and South Sea trader generally.
