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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
bank
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
beg
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From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
best
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From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
better
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
boats
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
bow
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From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
brevity
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
burly
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From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
cheerfully
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From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
clean-shaven
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From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
country
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From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
crowded
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
decorously
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
employed
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
extreme
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
eyes
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From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
faced
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From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
ferry-boat
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
flannel
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
friendly
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
hastening
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
hedge
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
Hughie
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
humorous
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From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
JOY
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
like
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From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
looking
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
man
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From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
Marrable
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From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
men
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
moored
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
Mr
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From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
much
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
off
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
old-fashioned
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From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
opposite
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
other
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
out
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
pardon
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From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
parson
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From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
places
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
protection
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
punctilious
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
rather
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From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
round
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From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
rowing-shorts
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
said
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From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
schoolmaster
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From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
shoulder
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
shrewd
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From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
sir
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From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
slip
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
spectacles
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From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
stepped
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
stout
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From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
tapped
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
towpath
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
traces
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From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
trousers
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
turned
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From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
twinkled
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From this reading He turned and found himself faced by a stout clean-shaven man, with eyes that twinkled cheerfully behind round spectacles.
type
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From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
unmistakable
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From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
veiling
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He looked like what he was, a country parson of the best type, burly, humorous, and shrewd, with unmistakable traces of the schoolmaster about him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
white
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From this reading The punctilious Hughie was looking about for a friendly hedge or other protection behind which he might decorously slip off the white flannel trousers which during the afternoon had been veiling the extreme brevity of his rowing-shorts, when he was tapped on the shoulder.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
women
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
young
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From this reading THE JOY OF BATTLE Hughie stepped out of the ferry-boat on to the towpath, which was crowded with young men hastening to the places where the boats were moored and young women who would have been much better employed on the opposite bank.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, with a rather old-fashioned bow, "but are you Mr. Marrable?"
