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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 He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
afraid
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From this reading Moreover, he was afraid of his wife, afraid of a policeman, afraid of physical violence, and lived in constant dread of burglars.
age
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From this reading Harris Collins was fifty-two years of age.
almost
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From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
burglars
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From this reading Moreover, he was afraid of his wife, afraid of a policeman, afraid of physical violence, and lived in constant dread of burglars.
Collins
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From this reading Harris Collins was fifty-two years of age.
complexion
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From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
comportment
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From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
constant
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From this reading Moreover, he was afraid of his wife, afraid of a policeman, afraid of physical violence, and lived in constant dread of burglars.
dapper
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From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
daughters
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From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
dread
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From this reading Moreover, he was afraid of his wife, afraid of a policeman, afraid of physical violence, and lived in constant dread of burglars.
fifty-two
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From this reading Harris Collins was fifty-two years of age.
gentle-spirited
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From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
girls
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From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
Harris
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From this reading Harris Collins was fifty-two years of age.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
humane
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From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
hundred
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From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
impression
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From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
lived
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From this reading Moreover, he was afraid of his wife, afraid of a policeman, afraid of physical violence, and lived in constant dread of burglars.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, he was afraid of his wife, afraid of a policeman, afraid of physical violence, and lived in constant dread of burglars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harris Collins was fifty-two years of age.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
physical
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From this reading Moreover, he was afraid of his wife, afraid of a policeman, afraid of physical violence, and lived in constant dread of burglars.
pink
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From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
policeman
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From this reading Moreover, he was afraid of his wife, afraid of a policeman, afraid of physical violence, and lived in constant dread of burglars.
pounds
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From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
presided
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From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
president
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From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
radiated
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From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
seminary
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From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
sissyness
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From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
slender
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From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
society
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From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
soft
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From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
Sunday-school
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From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
sweet
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From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
taught
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From this reading He might have taught a Sunday-school, presided over a girls' seminary, or been a president of a humane society.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
twelve
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From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
violence
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From this reading Moreover, he was afraid of his wife, afraid of a policeman, afraid of physical violence, and lived in constant dread of burglars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harris Collins was fifty-two years of age.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
white
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From this reading His complexion was pink and white, his hands were as soft as the hands of his daughters, and he weighed a hundred and twelve pounds.
wife
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From this reading Moreover, he was afraid of his wife, afraid of a policeman, afraid of physical violence, and lived in constant dread of burglars.
years
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From this reading Harris Collins was fifty-two years of age.
