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Squire Arden

Chapter VII

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Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.
He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.
His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.
As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.
He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.
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Squire Arden

Chapter VII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.
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He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.
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His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.
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As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.
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He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Appearance noun US /ˈappearance/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.”

Forward noun US /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.”

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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 Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

animal

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From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

any

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From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

appeared

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From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

beaming

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From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

brown

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From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

came

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From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

chiefly

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

colour

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

conventional

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From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

crafty

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From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

distinguished

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

divined

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

division

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

extended

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From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

eyes

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

face

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From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

fact

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

families

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

Fazakerley

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From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

forwardnounUS /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

fox

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

foxskin

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From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

grizzled

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

guide

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

infallible

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

intermarriages

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

keen

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

kind

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

knowledge

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

Lancashire

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

land

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

like

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

made

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From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

man

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From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

meet

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From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

Mr

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From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

much

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

out

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From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

outward

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

points

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

properties

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

red-brown

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

reddish

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

reddish-brown

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From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

respectable

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

retained

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

smile

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From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

solicitor

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From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

sort

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

Squire

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From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

stage

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From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

texture

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From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

too

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From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

true

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From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

type

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From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

typical

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From this reading His wig, too, was reddish-brown, and might have been made out of a foxskin, so true was it to the colour and texture of that typical animal.

value

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From this reading As may be divined from the fact of his outward appearance, he was not in the very least like a fox or a conventional solicitor, but was a good, little, kind, respectable sort of man, chiefly distinguished for his knowledge of Lancashire families--their intermarriages, and the division of their properties and value of their land; on which points he was an infallible guide.

very

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

whiskers

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

wig

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From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr. Fazakerley was a little brown man, with a wig--a man who might have appeared on any stage as the conventional type of a crafty solicitor.

wrinkle

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From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.

young

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From this reading He came forward to meet the young Squire with both his hands extended, and a smile beaming out of every wrinkle of his brown face.

youth

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From this reading He was very much like a fox, with little keen red-brown eyes, and whiskers which were grizzled, yet still retained the reddish colour of youth.