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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 An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
adopt
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
agent
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
allowed
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
always
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
attraction
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From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
Berlin
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
birth
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
came
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From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
Chauffeur
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
City
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From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
Continent
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
cosmopolitan
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
Count's
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
delusive
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
denotes
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
dusty
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From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
early
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
education
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
engineering
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
Englishman
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
entertained
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
established
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From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
Europe
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
Ewart
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
face
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
fact
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
father
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
father's
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
firm
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
Florence
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
follow
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
fond
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
footsteps
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
fourteen
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From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
frontier
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
George
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
high
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From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
hope
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
idea
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
known
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
ledger
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From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
London
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
lunches
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From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
Lyons
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From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
manufacturers
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From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
many
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
mechanics
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
now
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
office
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From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
parent
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
Paris
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
profession
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
prospered
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From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
Pyrenees
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
representing
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From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
Rome
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
Russian
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
sandwich
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From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
silk
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From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
spent
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
stool
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From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
Street
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From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
tried
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From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
turn
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From this reading I had always had a turn for mechanics, but was never allowed to adopt engineering as a profession, my father's one idea being that I should follow in his footsteps--a delusive hope entertained by many a fond parent.
twenty
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From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
Vienna
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From this reading In Paris, in Rome, in Florence, in Berlin, in Vienna--in fact, over half the face of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Russian frontier--I am now known as "The Count's Chauffeur."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At twenty I tried City life, but an office with a high stool, a dusty ledger, and sandwich lunches, had no attraction for me.
Wood
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From this reading When I was fourteen, my father, having prospered, came to London, and established himself as an agent in Wood Street, City, representing a great firm of silk manufacturers in Lyons.
youth
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From this reading An Englishman, as my name George Ewart denotes, I am of cosmopolitan birth and education, my early youth having been spent on the Continent, where my father was agent for a London firm.
