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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 It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
accepted
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From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
acrobat
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alert
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
Angelica
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
board
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Brown's
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
Buildings
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
cheerfulness
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
compelled
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copy
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day
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Dene
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Dene's
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denizens
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
Derrick
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
descriptive
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
dull
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From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
else's
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From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
engineer
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
everywhere
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From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
expected
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From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
general
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From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
got
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
hand
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happened
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
Hercules
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
hue
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
idle
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From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
instance
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instead
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
lending
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From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
literary
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From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
lolled
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From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
man
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man-of-all-work
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From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
modern
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
moment
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mouth
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movements
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
necessity
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
now
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
occasional
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
often
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
only
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From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
out
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
overthrown
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
own
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From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
page
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pipe
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From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
pity
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
position
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From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
principal
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production
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purple
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quick
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
request
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said
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Sidcup
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From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
some
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
strong
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
struggling
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
temporary
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
terror
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
tramp
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
trapeze
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From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
truth
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From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
utility
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From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
well
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From this reading And without an idle one; for he had accepted the position of general utility, and the man-of-all-work is expected to do everybody else's as well as his own.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So it happened that while Sidcup, for instance, who was the principal acrobat and trapeze man, lolled through his day with a pipe in his mouth, and only lending an occasional hand, when necessity compelled him, Dene was in request everywhere.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We often hear of a literary production which is without a dull page, but it may be said with truth that Dene's life on board the _Angelica_ was without a dull moment.
wonted
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From this reading Fortunately he was as strong as a modern Hercules, quick and alert in his movements, and, now that he was free from the terror which had overthrown him at Brown's Buildings, was of his wonted cheerfulness.
writer
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From this reading It was a pity that Derrick Dene was not a descriptive writer, instead of a struggling engineer, for had he been, he might have got some copy of quite a purple hue out of the "tramp" and its temporary denizens.
