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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 _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
action
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From this reading "The mo' I think of it, Major, the mo' I am overwhelmed by my action.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
all
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "The mo' I think of it, Major, the mo' I am overwhelmed by my action.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
back
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And all because he differed with him on a matter of finance.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
benefit
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
brusque
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From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The mo' I think of it, Major, the mo' I am overwhelmed by my action.
Cartersville
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
challenge
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From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
civilities
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From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
colonel
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
concerned
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
courtesies
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
decision
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
differed
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From this reading And all because he differed with him on a matter of finance.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
far
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
finance
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From this reading And all because he differed with him on a matter of finance.
floor
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
frequenters
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
friend
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From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
High
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And all because he differed with him on a matter of finance.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
Honor
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
host
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From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The mo' I think of it, Major, the mo' I am overwhelmed by my action.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
judge's
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
lived
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
Major
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From this reading "The mo' I think of it, Major, the mo' I am overwhelmed by my action.
man
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From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
matter
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From this reading And all because he differed with him on a matter of finance.
mo
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From this reading "The mo' I think of it, Major, the mo' I am overwhelmed by my action.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
North
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
office
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And all because he differed with him on a matter of finance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
only
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
open-hearted
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From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
overwhelmed
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From this reading "The mo' I think of it, Major, the mo' I am overwhelmed by my action.
pacing
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
person
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
proprietors
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
putting
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From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
received
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
recounting
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
responsibility
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
satisfied
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
Sense
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
stove
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
tavern
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
there
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
things
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From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The mo' I think of it, Major, the mo' I am overwhelmed by my action.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
various
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From this reading He began pacing the floor, recounting for my benefit the various courtesies he had received since he had lived at the North,--not only from the proprietors of the office, but from every one of its frequenters.
very
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From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
way
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From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And all because he differed with him on a matter of finance.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
Yancey
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From this reading _A High Sense of Honor_ While the judge's decision had relieved the colonel of all responsibility so far as Yancey and Cartersville were concerned,--and Yancey would be Cartersville when he was back at the tavern stove,--there was one person it had not satisfied, and that was the colonel himself.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet after all these civilities he had so far forgotten himself as to challenge a friend of his host, a very worthy gentleman, who, although a trifle brusque in his way of putting things, was still an open-hearted man.
