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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 I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
accordingly
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From this reading And the cabman, who had driven him over from Hanbridge through the winter night, responded accordingly.
advance
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From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
age
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
also
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From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are few cabs to take.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
beard
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
Brougham
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
cab
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
cabman
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
cabs
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From this reading Few people take cabs in the Five Towns.
carelessly
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From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
collar
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
command
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
corner
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
driven
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From this reading And the cabman, who had driven him over from Hanbridge through the winter night, responded accordingly.
emerged
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
expense
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From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
Few
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From this reading Few people take cabs in the Five Towns.
Five
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From this reading Few people take cabs in the Five Towns.
forethought
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From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
fur
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
gesture
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
going
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From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
habit
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the cabman, who had driven him over from Hanbridge through the winter night, responded accordingly.
hail
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From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
Hanbridge
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From this reading And the cabman, who had driven him over from Hanbridge through the winter night, responded accordingly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the cabman, who had driven him over from Hanbridge through the winter night, responded accordingly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Few people take cabs in the Five Towns.
indicated
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
jump
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From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
Luke's
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
man
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
night
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From this reading And the cabman, who had driven him over from Hanbridge through the winter night, responded accordingly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
out
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
overcoat
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
paid
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
peeping
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
people
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From this reading Few people take cabs in the Five Towns.
reconciling
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From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
responded
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From this reading And the cabman, who had driven him over from Hanbridge through the winter night, responded accordingly.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
snowy
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
Square
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
St
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
Street
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
strong
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Few people take cabs in the Five Towns.
telephone
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From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
There
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From this reading There are few cabs to take.
thirty
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the cabman, who had driven him over from Hanbridge through the winter night, responded accordingly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are few cabs to take.
Towns
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From this reading Few people take cabs in the Five Towns.
tram
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From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
vast
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
very
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From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
wealth
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And the cabman, who had driven him over from Hanbridge through the winter night, responded accordingly.
winter
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From this reading And the cabman, who had driven him over from Hanbridge through the winter night, responded accordingly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
young
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From this reading I A still young man—his age was thirty—with a short, strong beard peeping out over the fur collar of a vast overcoat, emerged from a cab at the snowy corner of St. Luke’s Square and Brougham Street, and paid the cabman with a gesture that indicated both wealth and the habit of command.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading If you are going to a party you may order one in advance by telephone, reconciling yourself also in advance to the expense, but to hail a cab in the street without forethought and jump into it as carelessly as you would jump into a tram—this is by very few done.
