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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 ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
Abraham
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
ANTECEDENTS
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
borne
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
boyhood
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
brutal
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From this reading In boyhood and early manhood the exuberance of his physical power was wont to manifest itself in brutal self-assertion.
bully
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From this reading At school he was the worst kind of bully, his ferociousness tempered by no cowardice.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
character
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
cold
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
consistent
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
cowardice
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From this reading At school he was the worst kind of bully, his ferociousness tempered by no cowardice.
decisive
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
difficulty
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
directed
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
displayed
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
early
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From this reading In boyhood and early manhood the exuberance of his physical power was wont to manifest itself in brutal self-assertion.
easy
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
ends
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From this reading In the pursuit of his ends he would tolerate no obstacle which his strength would suffice to remove.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
exuberance
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From this reading In boyhood and early manhood the exuberance of his physical power was wont to manifest itself in brutal self-assertion.
ferociousness
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From this reading At school he was the worst kind of bully, his ferociousness tempered by no cowardice.
find
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the pursuit of his ends he would tolerate no obstacle which his strength would suffice to remove.
heart
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
instance
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
intellect
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
intelligence
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In boyhood and early manhood the exuberance of his physical power was wont to manifest itself in brutal self-assertion.
keen
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
kind
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From this reading At school he was the worst kind of bully, his ferociousness tempered by no cowardice.
knew
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
majority
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
man
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
manhood
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From this reading In boyhood and early manhood the exuberance of his physical power was wont to manifest itself in brutal self-assertion.
manifest
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From this reading In boyhood and early manhood the exuberance of his physical power was wont to manifest itself in brutal self-assertion.
men
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
multiplied
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the pursuit of his ends he would tolerate no obstacle which his strength would suffice to remove.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
obstacle
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From this reading In the pursuit of his ends he would tolerate no obstacle which his strength would suffice to remove.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
once
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
own
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
physical
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From this reading In boyhood and early manhood the exuberance of his physical power was wont to manifest itself in brutal self-assertion.
power
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From this reading In boyhood and early manhood the exuberance of his physical power was wont to manifest itself in brutal self-assertion.
powerful
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
pursuit
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From this reading In the pursuit of his ends he would tolerate no obstacle which his strength would suffice to remove.
remove
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From this reading In the pursuit of his ends he would tolerate no obstacle which his strength would suffice to remove.
resources
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
s
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
school
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From this reading At school he was the worst kind of bully, his ferociousness tempered by no cowardice.
self-assertion
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From this reading In boyhood and early manhood the exuberance of his physical power was wont to manifest itself in brutal self-assertion.
shrewd
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
singular
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
strongly
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
suffice
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From this reading In the pursuit of his ends he would tolerate no obstacle which his strength would suffice to remove.
tempered
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From this reading At school he was the worst kind of bully, his ferociousness tempered by no cowardice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
tolerate
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From this reading In the pursuit of his ends he would tolerate no obstacle which his strength would suffice to remove.
triumphantly
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
union
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
vast
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In boyhood and early manhood the exuberance of his physical power was wont to manifest itself in brutal self-assertion.
weaknesses
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From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The man s life had been strongly consistent from the beginning; from boyhood a powerful will had borne him triumphantly over every difficulty, and in each decisive instance his will had been directed by a shrewd intelligence which knew at once the strength of its own resources and the multiplied weaknesses of the vast majority of men.
wont
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From this reading In boyhood and early manhood the exuberance of his physical power was wont to manifest itself in brutal self-assertion.
Woodstock
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From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
worst
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From this reading At school he was the worst kind of bully, his ferociousness tempered by no cowardice.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ANTECEDENTS It would not have been easy to find another instance of a union of keen intellect and cold heart so singular as that displayed in the character of Abraham Woodstock.
