adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
affectationnounUS /ˌæfekˈteɪʃən/
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
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From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
claimnounUS /kleɪm/
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading "You really have a claim on me."
CongressionaladjectiveUS /kənˈɡreʃənəl/
of or relating to congress
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
DirectorynounUS /dərˈektəri/
an alphabetical list of names and addresses
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
fatherlyadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːðərli/
like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
individualitynounUS /ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuːˈælɪti/
the quality of being individual
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You really have a claim on me."
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You really have a claim on me."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "You really have a claim on me."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
slightestadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪtəst/
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
suggestedverbUS /səˈdʒestɪd/
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
threescorenoun
a set with 3 times 20 members
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So strong was his individuality that Betty could not imagine him having been at any time other than he was now.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading In spite of the fact that the Congressional Directory gave him sixty years, he looked anything but fatherly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I never have told you that your father was a great friend of mine," he said.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Although there never was the slightest affectation of youth in his dress or manner, he suggested threescore years as little.
