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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 Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
account
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
any
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
arrived
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From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
averages
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From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
balances
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From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
capital
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
careful
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
categorically
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
caution
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
Chicago
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
claim
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From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
connection
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
considered
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From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
correct
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
day
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
embark
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
especially
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
explaining
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
extravagant
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From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
flag
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
fond
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
glance
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
hat
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
head
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
inclined
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From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
induction
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From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
level
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From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
line
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From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
living
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
longer
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From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
made
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
man
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From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
medium
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
Milburn
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From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
more
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From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
objected
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From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
Octavius
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From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
offer
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
once
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
opinion
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From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
other
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From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
own
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From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
power
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From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
preferred
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
prepared
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
relation
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From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
representative
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From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
safe
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From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
shrewd
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
side
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From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
silk
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
spring
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
Stars
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
stranger
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From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
stranger's
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From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
Stripes
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From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
Sunday
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
unaided
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From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was fond of explaining, in connection with an offer once made him to embark his capital in Chicago, that he preferred a fair living under his own flag to a fortune under the Stars and Stripes.
view
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From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
walk
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From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
wary
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From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
wear
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From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
well
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From this reading He would have been wary to claim it, but if the stranger had arrived unaided at this view of him, he would have been inclined to think well of the stranger’s power of induction.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
whisker
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From this reading That is what he was--a man of averages, balances, the safe level, no more disposed to an extravagant opinion than to wear one side whisker longer than the other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Octavius Milburn would not, I think, have objected to being considered, with relation to his own line in life, a representative man.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You would take him any day, especially on Sunday in a silk hat, for the correct medium: by his careful walk with the spring in it, his shrewd glance with the caution in it, his look of being prepared to account for himself, categorically, from head to foot.
