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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
adapted
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From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
all
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
almost
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
bottom
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From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
brown
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
case
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From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
clothes
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From this reading The General was dressed in loosely fitting light-coloured clothes.
complexion
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
dressed
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From this reading The General was dressed in loosely fitting light-coloured clothes.
Durants
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
effect
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
epigram
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From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
extremely
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
face
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
fierce
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From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
fitting
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From this reading The General was dressed in loosely fitting light-coloured clothes.
Gaunt
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
General
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
greenish
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
home
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From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
hurt
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From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
immense
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The General was dressed in loosely fitting light-coloured clothes.
Indian
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From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
light-coloured
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From this reading The General was dressed in loosely fitting light-coloured clothes.
loggia
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
loosely
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From this reading The General was dressed in loosely fitting light-coloured clothes.
man
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
memorable
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
mild
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From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
moustache
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
Mutiny
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From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
occurred
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
old
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From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
out
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
rather
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From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
recommendations
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From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
related
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
Riviera
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From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
said
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
say
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From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
sepoys
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From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
sitting
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
spare
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
tall
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
there
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From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
useless
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From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
very
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
walking
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
Waring
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From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The General was dressed in loosely fitting light-coloured clothes.
wear
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From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
well-worn
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From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “What is this I hear about Waring?” said General Gaunt, walking out upon the loggia, where the Durants were sitting, on the same memorable afternoon on which all that has been above related occurred.
white
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was one of the recommendations of the Riviera to him that he could wear out there all his old Indian clothes, which would have been useless to him at home.
yellow
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From this reading He was a very tall old man, very yellow, nay, almost greenish in the complexion, extremely spare, with a fine old white moustache, which had an immense effect upon his brown face.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The well-worn epigram might be adapted in his case to say that nobody ever was so fierce as the General looked; and yet he was at bottom rather a mild old man, and had never hurt anybody, except the sepoys in the Mutiny, all his life.
