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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 Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
abject
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two distinct sides to this young man’s character, as there are to that of most of us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
ascended
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
back
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
Blythe
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
brave
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From this reading He was brave, imprudent, and hot-headed, but strictly generous and honourable.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was brave, imprudent, and hot-headed, but strictly generous and honourable.
chair
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
character
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From this reading There were two distinct sides to this young man’s character, as there are to that of most of us.
clearly
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
courageous
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
curling
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
danger
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
daring
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
delicate
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
delight
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
distinct
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From this reading There were two distinct sides to this young man’s character, as there are to that of most of us.
dread
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
especially
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
evening
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
excelled
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
exercises
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
eyes
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
fear
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
Few
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
generous
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From this reading He was brave, imprudent, and hot-headed, but strictly generous and honourable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
honourable
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From this reading He was brave, imprudent, and hot-headed, but strictly generous and honourable.
hot-headed
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From this reading He was brave, imprudent, and hot-headed, but strictly generous and honourable.
imprudent
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From this reading He was brave, imprudent, and hot-headed, but strictly generous and honourable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
insult
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
known
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
lay
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
leave
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
limned
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
LOVER
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From this reading VERNON, THE LOVER.
man
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
man's
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From this reading There were two distinct sides to this young man’s character, as there are to that of most of us.
manly
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
most
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
natures
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
now
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
only
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
pain
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
people
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
pipe
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
profession
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
profile
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
pursuit
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
recognised
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
risk
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
sailors
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
seen
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
sides
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From this reading There were two distinct sides to this young man’s character, as there are to that of most of us.
sky
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
smoke
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
strictly
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From this reading He was brave, imprudent, and hot-headed, but strictly generous and honourable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VERNON, THE LOVER.
There
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From this reading There were two distinct sides to this young man’s character, as there are to that of most of us.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were two distinct sides to this young man’s character, as there are to that of most of us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were two distinct sides to this young man’s character, as there are to that of most of us.
two
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From this reading There were two distinct sides to this young man’s character, as there are to that of most of us.
unavenged
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
undaunted
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were two distinct sides to this young man’s character, as there are to that of most of us.
VERNON
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From this reading VERNON, THE LOVER.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
watched
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two distinct sides to this young man’s character, as there are to that of most of us.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
world
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From this reading To the outside world, and in the pursuit of his profession, he was known as one of the most daring, courageous, and undaunted of natures,--a man who did not know what it was to fear danger, to dread a risk, or to leave an insult unavenged.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
wreaths
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From this reading Few people who had only seen Vernon Blythe when in the pursuit of the manly exercises in which most sailors delight, and in which he especially excelled, would have recognised him now as he lay back in his chair, with his delicate profile clearly limned against the evening sky, and a look of abject pain in the eyes that watched the curling wreaths of smoke that ascended from his pipe.
young
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From this reading There were two distinct sides to this young man’s character, as there are to that of most of us.
