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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 AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
abhorred
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From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
add
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SWORD AND GOWN.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
called
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
came
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
career
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
cases
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
classics
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From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
Clement
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
coached
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
comfortable
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
conscientiously
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From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
convenient
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
dawdling
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
dozen
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
Dulcimer
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
eccentricity
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
endured
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
excellent
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From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
fellows
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
following
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
form
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
frankly
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From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
generally
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
GOWN
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From this reading SWORD AND GOWN.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
hanging
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
herd
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
imparted
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
income
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
intelligent
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
latitudinarianism
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
liked
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
master
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From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
mathematics
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From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
meaning
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
men
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
out
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
out-of-door
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
own
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From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
periods
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
private
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
progress
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
pupil
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
quietude
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
rather
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
Rev
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
strain
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
study
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
SWORD
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From this reading SWORD AND GOWN.
taking
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
taught
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From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
theology
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From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
there
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
tinge
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
tranquil
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
two
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
unawares
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
unconventional
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From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
unhappy
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
various
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From this reading AT various periods of his tranquil career the Rev. Clement Dulcimer had found it convenient to add to his income by taking a private pupil or two.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
way
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From this reading He was an excellent master for classics and theology--mathematics he frankly abhorred--and he taught conscientiously in his own unconventional way.
well
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From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The men he coached generally came out well; but in after life there was a tinge of eccentricity in them--a strain imparted by Clement Dulcimer unawares--and which in one or two cases took the unhappy form of latitudinarianism.
words
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
young
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From this reading He could not have endured what he called a herd of young men, meaning half a dozen, but he rather liked to have a couple of intelligent young fellows following him about through the dawdling progress of his out-of-door life, or hanging upon his words in the comfortable quietude of his study.
