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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 He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
allowance
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From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
also
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From this reading His whiskers, also, and mustache, though iron-gray, were excellent in their way.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
attention
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
bald
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From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
BERTRAM
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From this reading SIR LIONEL BERTRAM.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
cause
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
certainly
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From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
characteristic
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From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
considerable
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
distinguished
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
elderly
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From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
enough
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
excellent
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From this reading His whiskers, also, and mustache, though iron-gray, were excellent in their way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
frock
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From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
hair
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
head
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From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
hook
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From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
iron-gray
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From this reading His whiskers, also, and mustache, though iron-gray, were excellent in their way.
letter
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From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
LIONEL
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From this reading SIR LIONEL BERTRAM.
looking
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
lost
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
man
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
mentioned
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From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
merit
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
military
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From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
more
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
mustache
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From this reading His whiskers, also, and mustache, though iron-gray, were excellent in their way.
nose
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From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
old
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From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
peculiarities
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From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
perhaps
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From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
personal
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From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
pride
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
rather
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From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
SIR
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From this reading SIR LIONEL BERTRAM.
son
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From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
spite
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
tall
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
teeth
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From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His whiskers, also, and mustache, though iron-gray, were excellent in their way.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
top
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
true
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From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
upright
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From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
way
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From this reading His whiskers, also, and mustache, though iron-gray, were excellent in their way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The personal peculiarities which Sir Lionel had mentioned in his letter to his son as being characteristic of himself were certainly true.
whiskers
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From this reading His whiskers, also, and mustache, though iron-gray, were excellent in their way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was an old, or, perhaps, rather an elderly gentleman, in a military frock, with a bald head, a hook nose, and a short allowance of teeth.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But he was more than this: though elderly he was tall and upright; he was distinguished looking, and, for an old man, handsome in spite of his lost teeth; and though bald as to the top of his head, had yet enough hair to merit considerable attention, and to be the cause of considerable pride.
