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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 EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
abnormal
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From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
active
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From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
all
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
altogether
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From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
ardent
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
came
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From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
certainly
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From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
class
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From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
Conservative
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
crack
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
end
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From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
energetic
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
entered
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From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
exaggerated
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From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
existence
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From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
EXPLOSIVE
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From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
extreme
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From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
fact
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From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
far
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
fellow
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
forms
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From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
full
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From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
GentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
given
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From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
good-tempered
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
Government
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From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
HIGH
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From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
impression
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From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
independent
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From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
invariable
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
justice
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From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
led
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From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
mentally
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
moderate
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
mother
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From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
much
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From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
nature
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From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
normal
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
Occupation
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From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
officer
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
paradoxical
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From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
placid
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
rages
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From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
rare
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From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
rifle-shot
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
ruling
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
said
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From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
sense
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From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
sporadic
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From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
sportsman
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
Territorial
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
type
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From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
ultimately
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
unnatural
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From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
use
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From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
useless
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From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
very
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
Waldo
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From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
Waldo's
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From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Quite a type of his class, in fact, except for those sporadic rages, which came, I think, in the end from an extreme, an exaggerated, sense of justice.
word
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From this reading The “rages” were abnormal, rare and (if one may not use the word unnatural about a thing that certainly was in his nature) at least paradoxical.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had an independent fortune from his mother, and his “Occupation” would, I suppose, have to be entered on the Government forms as “None” or “Gentleman”; all the same, he led a full, active, and not altogether useless existence.
wrong
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From this reading A HIGH EXPLOSIVE I HAVE said so much about Waldo’s “rages” that I may have given quite a wrong impression of him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The normal—the all but invariable and the ultimately ruling—Waldo was a placid, good-tempered fellow; not very energetic mentally, yet very far from a fool; a moderate Conservative, a good sportsman, an ardent Territorial officer, and a crack rifle-shot.
