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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 then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
all
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
always
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From this reading He made his way slowly, but very surely, always working upward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
any
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
approval
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From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
athlete
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
begun
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
bringing
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
Canada
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From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
cognate
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
cricket
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
difficult
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
disadvantage
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
disliked
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From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
effect
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
Englishman
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
fail
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From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
fellow
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
gone
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From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
hated
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From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
history
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From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
home
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
humble
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
indifference
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From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
inheritance
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
introductions
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
loved
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From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
made
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
man
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
mild
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From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
note
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From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
other
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
out
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
people
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
proud
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
qualities
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
recommendations
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
resolution
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
Robert
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From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
robust
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
science
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
self-control
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
slow
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
slowly
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From this reading He made his way slowly, but very surely, always working upward.
sort
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
sports
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
stand
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
steps
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
surely
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From this reading He made his way slowly, but very surely, always working upward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
then
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
there
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
thirty
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From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
twenty-five
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
upward
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From this reading He made his way slowly, but very surely, always working upward.
vehemently
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From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
very
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
way
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a man whom people could not fail to note wherever he went, a man who was loved and hated, or at least vehemently disliked: the mild approval of indifference never was his.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
working
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From this reading He made his way slowly, but very surely, always working upward.
world
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From this reading He had begun in a very humble way, without introductions or recommendations of any sort--a thing which made the first steps of his course both slow and difficult; but besides being a gentleman, which is a thing never without effect, he was a young fellow of resolution and self-control, and there is no disadvantage in the world which will stand against those qualities.
years
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From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
Yorke
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From this reading Robert Yorke had gone to Canada about thirty years before the beginning of this history.
young
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From this reading He was then a robust young man of about twenty-five, a great athlete, and bringing from “home” all that science in cricket and other cognate sports which people out there are proud to think is the inheritance of every Englishman.
