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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 A few words will suffice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
abundant
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading At this point I am reminded that I have not described uncle Bryan.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
animals
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this point I am reminded that I have not described uncle Bryan.
Bryan
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From this reading At this point I am reminded that I have not described uncle Bryan.
built
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
caverns
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
cheeks
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From this reading He wore no hair on his face, his cheeks were furrowed, and his features were large and well formed.
conspicuously
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
control
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
corner
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
described
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From this reading At this point I am reminded that I have not described uncle Bryan.
eyebrows
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
eyes
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
face
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From this reading He wore no hair on his face, his cheeks were furrowed, and his features were large and well formed.
features
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From this reading He wore no hair on his face, his cheeks were furrowed, and his features were large and well formed.
few
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From this reading A few words will suffice.
flesh
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
formed
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From this reading He wore no hair on his face, his cheeks were furrowed, and his features were large and well formed.
furrowed
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From this reading He wore no hair on his face, his cheeks were furrowed, and his features were large and well formed.
guarding
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
hair
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At this point I am reminded that I have not described uncle Bryan.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore no hair on his face, his cheeks were furrowed, and his features were large and well formed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At this point I am reminded that I have not described uncle Bryan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
iron-gray
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
keeping
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
lairs
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
large
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From this reading He wore no hair on his face, his cheeks were furrowed, and his features were large and well formed.
lips
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
lurked
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
man
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
mastered
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
most
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
mouth
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
nervous
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At this point I am reminded that I have not described uncle Bryan.
occasions
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
overlapping
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
perfectly
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading At this point I am reminded that I have not described uncle Bryan.
possessed
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
power
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
rare
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
reminded
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From this reading At this point I am reminded that I have not described uncle Bryan.
spare
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
strongly
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
suffice
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From this reading A few words will suffice.
superfluity
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
tall
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At this point I am reminded that I have not described uncle Bryan.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
thick
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this point I am reminded that I have not described uncle Bryan.
twitching
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From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
uncle
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From this reading At this point I am reminded that I have not described uncle Bryan.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He possessed the power of keeping himself perfectly under control; but on rare occasions, a nervous twitching of his lips in one corner of his mouth mastered him.
watch
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From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
well
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From this reading He wore no hair on his face, his cheeks were furrowed, and his features were large and well formed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A few words will suffice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A tall spare man, strongly built, with no superfluity of flesh about him; iron-gray hair, thick and abundant; eyebrows overlapping most conspicuously, guarding his eyes, as it were, which lurked in their caverns, as animals might in their lairs, on the watch.
words
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From this reading A few words will suffice.
wore
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From this reading He wore no hair on his face, his cheeks were furrowed, and his features were large and well formed.
