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6
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
all
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
any
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading He himself seemed blessed with the appetite of a Highland hunter, and he made the students eat consumedly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
attending
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
BAD
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
bap
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
best
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From this reading He could hardly have told you which of these he liked best to breakfast with.
betimes
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
blessed
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From this reading He himself seemed blessed with the appetite of a Highland hunter, and he made the students eat consumedly.
BOYS
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
breakfast
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
Brown
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
burr
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
chair
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
classes
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
consumedly
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From this reading He himself seemed blessed with the appetite of a Highland hunter, and he made the students eat consumedly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could hardly have told you which of these he liked best to breakfast with.
cuts
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
days
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
dialect
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
Dorian
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
Doric
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
Dr
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
DUEL
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
eat
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From this reading He himself seemed blessed with the appetite of a Highland hunter, and he made the students eat consumedly.
eating
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
enjoyed
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
example
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
filled
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
finish
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
greatest
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
Greek
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
hardly
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From this reading He could hardly have told you which of these he liked best to breakfast with.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He could hardly have told you which of these he liked best to breakfast with.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
Highland
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From this reading He himself seemed blessed with the appetite of a Highland hunter, and he made the students eat consumedly.
highly
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself seemed blessed with the appetite of a Highland hunter, and he made the students eat consumedly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
hunter
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From this reading He himself seemed blessed with the appetite of a Highland hunter, and he made the students eat consumedly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
indeed
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
intellectual
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
invitations
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
inviting
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
like
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
liked
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From this reading He could hardly have told you which of these he liked best to breakfast with.
made
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From this reading He himself seemed blessed with the appetite of a Highland hunter, and he made the students eat consumedly.
man
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
met
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
nicknamed
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
Northumbrian
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
old
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
ordinary
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
out
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
PRANKS
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
preferred
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
professors
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
rattle
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
Sandie
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He himself seemed blessed with the appetite of a Highland hunter, and he made the students eat consumedly.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
Some
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
spoke
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
STRANGE
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
street
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
students
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
There
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He could hardly have told you which of these he liked best to breakfast with.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could hardly have told you which of these he liked best to breakfast with.
treats
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From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
ugly
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
up
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
used
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From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
very
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From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Dorian, on ordinary days, used to finish his breakfast on the street, and might be met in short cuts any morning eating a bap.[6] But on days when he had students to breakfast, he was all there indeed, and up betimes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He could hardly have told you which of these he liked best to breakfast with.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was old Dr. Brown, for example, who filled the Greek chair, a very ugly but highly intellectual man, who spoke like a Northumbrian, with a burr or rattle in the throat, and whom, as he preferred the Doric dialect, the students had nicknamed “The Dorian.”
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _A STRANGE DUEL--BAD BOYS’ PRANKS_ Some of the greatest treats Sandie enjoyed were his invitations out to breakfast with his professors, some even whose classes he was not yet attending inviting him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He could hardly have told you which of these he liked best to breakfast with.
