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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 WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
band
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
bottle
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
carriage-drive
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
carried
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From this reading Over his shoulder he carried a racket, from which dangled a pair of by no means diminutive tennis shoes.
Challoner
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
character
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From this reading Only recently had Challoner received invitations to the Tower House of this purely social character.
clothed
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
Coming
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
cork
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
crown
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
dangled
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From this reading Over his shoulder he carried a racket, from which dangled a pair of by no means diminutive tennis shoes.
deliberate
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
diminutive
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From this reading Over his shoulder he carried a racket, from which dangled a pair of by no means diminutive tennis shoes.
eastern
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
encircled
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
figure
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
fitting
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
GAME
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
gate
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
gave
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
gray
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only recently had Challoner received invitations to the Tower House of this purely social character.
hard
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
hat
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
head
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
House
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From this reading Only recently had Challoner received invitations to the Tower House of this purely social character.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
invitations
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From this reading Only recently had Challoner received invitations to the Tower House of this purely social character.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
jacket
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
large
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
lawn
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
LAWN-TENNIS
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
loosely
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
low
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
means
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From this reading Over his shoulder he carried a racket, from which dangled a pair of by no means diminutive tennis shoes.
medicine
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
neck
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Over his shoulder he carried a racket, from which dangled a pair of by no means diminutive tennis shoes.
Norfolk
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
Only
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From this reading Only recently had Challoner received invitations to the Tower House of this purely social character.
outline
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over his shoulder he carried a racket, from which dangled a pair of by no means diminutive tennis shoes.
pair
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From this reading Over his shoulder he carried a racket, from which dangled a pair of by no means diminutive tennis shoes.
pastimes
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
path
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
PLAYS
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
PRODIGAL
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
proprietary
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
purely
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From this reading Only recently had Challoner received invitations to the Tower House of this purely social character.
purple-and-scarlet-striped
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
racket
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From this reading Over his shoulder he carried a racket, from which dangled a pair of by no means diminutive tennis shoes.
rammed
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
received
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From this reading Only recently had Challoner received invitations to the Tower House of this purely social character.
recently
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From this reading Only recently had Challoner received invitations to the Tower House of this purely social character.
remarkably
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
ribbon
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
said
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
sauntered
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
SEESAW
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
set
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
shoes
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From this reading Over his shoulder he carried a racket, from which dangled a pair of by no means diminutive tennis shoes.
shoulder
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From this reading Over his shoulder he carried a racket, from which dangled a pair of by no means diminutive tennis shoes.
shrubbery
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
side
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
skirting
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
social
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From this reading Only recently had Challoner received invitations to the Tower House of this purely social character.
solid
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
SON
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
sports
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
straight
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
straw
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
suggestive
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
tall
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
tennis
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From this reading Over his shoulder he carried a racket, from which dangled a pair of by no means diminutive tennis shoes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only recently had Challoner received invitations to the Tower House of this purely social character.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
top
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
Tower
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From this reading Only recently had Challoner received invitations to the Tower House of this purely social character.
tread
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
trousers
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
upright
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
view
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
well
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From this reading The said hat, set on the top of his tall, upright head and neck, and straight, solid figure, gave him--in outline--an appearance remarkably suggestive of a large medicine bottle with the cork rammed well in.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
white
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From this reading He was clothed, with a view to sports and pastimes, in a loosely fitting gray Norfolk jacket, white trousers, and a hard, white straw hat, the low crown of it encircled by a band of purple-and-scarlet-striped ribbon.
wicket
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From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHICH PLAYS SEESAW BETWEEN A GAME OF LAWN-TENNIS AND A PRODIGAL SON Coming in by the wicket gate from the carriage-drive, Challoner sauntered with a deliberate and even proprietary tread along the shrubbery path skirting the eastern side of the lawn.
