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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 THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
absurd
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From this reading And his name, which it were absurd longer to conceal, was Amzi Montgomery, or, to particularize, Amzi Montgomery III.
Amzi
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From this reading And his name, which it were absurd longer to conceal, was Amzi Montgomery, or, to particularize, Amzi Montgomery III.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
any
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From this reading This was, indeed, the fact, and any intelligent child could have enlightened a stranger as to the name of the stout gentleman indicated.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
appeared
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
assume
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
Bank
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
blue-and-white
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
business
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
buttoned
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
child
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From this reading This was, indeed, the fact, and any intelligent child could have enlightened a stranger as to the name of the stout gentleman indicated.
citizens
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From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
coat
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
community
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From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
conceal
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From this reading And his name, which it were absurd longer to conceal, was Amzi Montgomery, or, to particularize, Amzi Montgomery III.
connected
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
corner
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was, indeed, the fact, and any intelligent child could have enlightened a stranger as to the name of the stout gentleman indicated.
count
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From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
day
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
doors
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
emerged
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
enlightened
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From this reading This was, indeed, the fact, and any intelligent child could have enlightened a stranger as to the name of the stout gentleman indicated.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
fact
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From this reading This was, indeed, the fact, and any intelligent child could have enlightened a stranger as to the name of the stout gentleman indicated.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
fifty
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
form
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
Franklin
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
frequently
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
hat
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This was, indeed, the fact, and any intelligent child could have enlightened a stranger as to the name of the stout gentleman indicated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
head
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
III
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From this reading And his name, which it were absurd longer to conceal, was Amzi Montgomery, or, to particularize, Amzi Montgomery III.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
indeed
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From this reading This was, indeed, the fact, and any intelligent child could have enlightened a stranger as to the name of the stout gentleman indicated.
indicated
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From this reading This was, indeed, the fact, and any intelligent child could have enlightened a stranger as to the name of the stout gentleman indicated.
institution
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
intelligent
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From this reading This was, indeed, the fact, and any intelligent child could have enlightened a stranger as to the name of the stout gentleman indicated.
intervals
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
longer
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From this reading And his name, which it were absurd longer to conceal, was Amzi Montgomery, or, to particularize, Amzi Montgomery III.
Main
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
MONTGOMERY
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
Montgomery's
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
MONTGOMERYS
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was, indeed, the fact, and any intelligent child could have enlightened a stranger as to the name of the stout gentleman indicated.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
office
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
particularize
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From this reading And his name, which it were absurd longer to conceal, was Amzi Montgomery, or, to particularize, Amzi Montgomery III.
pedestal
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
perched
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
probity
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From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
pudgy
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
residence
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From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
said
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From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
seersucker
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
side
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
some
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
spectacled
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
steps
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
stout
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
stranger
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From this reading This was, indeed, the fact, and any intelligent child could have enlightened a stranger as to the name of the stout gentleman indicated.
straw
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
Streets
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
summer
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
thereabouts
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
tightly
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
way
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
wealth
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From this reading He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything.
wearing
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And his name, which it were absurd longer to conceal, was Amzi Montgomery, or, to particularize, Amzi Montgomery III.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And his name, which it were absurd longer to conceal, was Amzi Montgomery, or, to particularize, Amzi Montgomery III.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
winter
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From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he stood on this pedestal, wearing, winter and summer, a blue-and-white seersucker office coat tightly buttoned about his pudgy form, and frequently with an ancient straw hat perched on the side of his head, it was fair to assume that he was in some way connected with the institution from whose doors he emerged.
year
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From this reading THE MONTGOMERYS OF MONTGOMERY A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
