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1897
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From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
19
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From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
again
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
ago
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all
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was before the days of sailor suits and knickerbockers.
any
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
BART
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From this reading To the dear memory of MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR CRAVEN CHARLES GORING, BART.
BEENauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was before the days of sailor suits and knickerbockers.
boys
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
BROTHER-IN-LAW
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From this reading To the dear memory of MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR CRAVEN CHARLES GORING, BART.
buttoning
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
caring
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
chance
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
CHARLES
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From this reading To the dear memory of MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR CRAVEN CHARLES GORING, BART.
clothes
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
cork
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
CRAVEN
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From this reading To the dear memory of MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR CRAVEN CHARLES GORING, BART.
days
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From this reading It was before the days of sailor suits and knickerbockers.
dear
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From this reading To the dear memory of MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR CRAVEN CHARLES GORING, BART.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
difference
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
ENCOURAGEMENT
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From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
fellows
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
first
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
fun
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
future
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
girl-companions
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
GORING
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From this reading To the dear memory of MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR CRAVEN CHARLES GORING, BART.
great
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
heart
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
INTEREST
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From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was before the days of sailor suits and knickerbockers.
jackets
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
kind
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
knickerbockers
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From this reading It was before the days of sailor suits and knickerbockers.
less
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
like
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
little
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
living
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long
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make
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
MANY
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From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading To the dear memory of MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR CRAVEN CHARLES GORING, BART.
men
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
merry
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
most
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
much
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To the dear memory of MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR CRAVEN CHARLES GORING, BART.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
now
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
Nowadays
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the dear memory of MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR CRAVEN CHARLES GORING, BART.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
part
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
past
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
people
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
PLACE
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From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
pleasant
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
present
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
quaint
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
queer
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
S
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From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
sailor
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From this reading It was before the days of sailor suits and knickerbockers.
seldom
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
SIR
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From this reading To the dear memory of MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR CRAVEN CHARLES GORING, BART.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
still
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
suits
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From this reading It was before the days of sailor suits and knickerbockers.
SUMNER
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From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
taking
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the dear memory of MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR CRAVEN CHARLES GORING, BART.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
then
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
thoughtless
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
THROUGHprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
tight-fitting
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the dear memory of MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR CRAVEN CHARLES GORING, BART.
trouble
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
trousers
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
UNFAILING
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From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
up
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From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
very
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
W
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From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was before the days of sailor suits and knickerbockers.
well
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From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading And whatever the difference in their clothes, the boys of then were in themselves very like the boys of now--queer, merry, thoughtless fellows for the most part, living in the pleasant present, caring much less for the past or the future than their girl-companions, seldom taking trouble of any kind to heart, or if they did, up again like a cork at the first chance.
WHOSEdeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
WORK
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From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nowadays boys would make great fun of the quaint little men in tight-fitting jackets, and trousers buttoning on above them, that many people still living can remember well, for it is not so very long ago after all.
YEARS
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From this reading WHOSE UNFAILING INTEREST IN MY WORK HAS BEEN AN ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH MANY YEARS 19 SUMNER PLACE, S.W., _May_ 1897.
