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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 Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
able
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From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
age
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
all
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From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
amorous
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
any
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
better
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From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
brain
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From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
came
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From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
coming
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
confines
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
dressed
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From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
educated
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From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
equipped
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From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading How he lorded it over everybody on the strength of his five thousand a year!
explained
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From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
fell
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
filthy
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From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
five
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From this reading How he lorded it over everybody on the strength of his five thousand a year!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
Greensmith
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
groomed
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From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
haste
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
head
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
heels
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
How
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From this reading How he lorded it over everybody on the strength of his five thousand a year!
human
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
I'm
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
impossible
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
indecent
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How he lorded it over everybody on the strength of his five thousand a year!
judgment
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
knew
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From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
lorded
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From this reading How he lorded it over everybody on the strength of his five thousand a year!
love
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
lucre
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From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
made
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
man
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From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
matter
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From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
mentally
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From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
merely
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
Millicent
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
most
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
mounted
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From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
now
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From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How he lorded it over everybody on the strength of his five thousand a year!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
other
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From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
placed
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
pocket
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
power
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From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
pretensions
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
refinement
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
see
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
sere
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
spinster
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How he lorded it over everybody on the strength of his five thousand a year!
swamp
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From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
thirty-four
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
thousand
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From this reading How he lorded it over everybody on the strength of his five thousand a year!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
twice
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
Warne
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
Warwickshire
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From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
Well
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From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And all the time I knew that when I came of age, next year, I should be able to swamp him even in the matter of filthy lucre, as I did now in the matter of brain power.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading How he explained that he was better mounted, groomed, dressed, educated, and mentally equipped than any other man at that time within the confines of Warwickshire!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
year
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From this reading How he lorded it over everybody on the strength of his five thousand a year!
yellow
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From this reading His pretensions were merely those of the pocket; his appearance would have made the most ancient and amorous spinster think twice; his age placed him upon the confines of sere and yellow, for he was thirty-four.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Well, you can see for yourself what I’m coming to; the Greensmith, with an amount of indecent haste impossible to a human being of any refinement or judgment, fell head over heels in love with Millicent Warne.
