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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
1921
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a while he turned to me and asked if I knew the town of Lowcester.
ago
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
also
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From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
ankles
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
antipodes
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
anxious
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
any
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
artist
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From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a while he turned to me and asked if I knew the town of Lowcester.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
black
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
calling
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
careless
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
certain
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From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
commercial
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
compartment
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From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
conversation
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From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
day
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
don't
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
dress
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From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
ease
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
Edition
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
eloquent
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
evidence
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From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
father
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
Fifty
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
general
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
guessed
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From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
habit
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
home
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After a while he turned to me and asked if I knew the town of Lowcester.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
knew
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From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
Lowcester
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From this reading After a while he turned to me and asked if I knew the town of Lowcester.
many
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After a while he turned to me and asked if I knew the town of Lowcester.
mean
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
medical
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
occupants
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From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
only
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From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
other
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From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
plays
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
possible
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
practice
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
Published
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
railway
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From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
Saturday
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From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
scraps
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From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
Second
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
September
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
shanter
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
student
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
succeed
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
suggested
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
tam-o
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
th
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew him to be an artist from certain scraps of his conversation that I overheard, but I should have guessed it also on the evidence of his hands and dress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
there
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
tight
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
town
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From this reading After a while he turned to me and asked if I knew the town of Lowcester.
trousers
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
turned
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From this reading After a while he turned to me and asked if I knew the town of Lowcester.
tweeds
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
velvet
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
week-ends
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After a while he turned to me and asked if I knew the town of Lowcester.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
wife
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From this reading On a certain Saturday the only other occupants of the railway compartment were an artist and his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
wore
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From this reading I don’t mean that he wore a black velvet tam-o’-shanter and trousers tight at the ankles, as in plays; but his hands were eloquent, and there was a general careless ease about his tweeds that suggested the antipodes of any commercial or anxious calling.
years
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
young
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th_, _1921_ _Second Edition_ _1921_ Fifty years ago, when I was a young medical student, I was in the habit of spending as many week-ends as possible at home with my father, to whose practice I was one day to succeed.
