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7
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From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
accepted
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
ADVICE
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From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
all
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
always
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
Archer
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
Archer's
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
aristocrat
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the other hand, he was not as particular in the matter of clothes as Duncan liked his friends to be.
athlete
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
autumn
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From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the other hand, he was not as particular in the matter of clothes as Duncan liked his friends to be.
boys
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From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
brag
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
BRUCE
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From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
business
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
carelessly
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
chosen
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
clodhopper
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
clothes
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From this reading On the other hand, he was not as particular in the matter of clothes as Duncan liked his friends to be.
coat
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
democratic
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
Duncan
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
Duncan's
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
effect
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From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
equal
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
especially
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
experience
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
favor
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
fish
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
fresh
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
friends
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
friendship
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
GIVES
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From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
goose
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
grind
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
Hale
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From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
hand
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From this reading On the other hand, he was not as particular in the matter of clothes as Duncan liked his friends to be.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
ill
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
imperfect
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
less
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
like
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
liked
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From this reading On the other hand, he was not as particular in the matter of clothes as Duncan liked his friends to be.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
longer
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
match
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
matter
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From this reading On the other hand, he was not as particular in the matter of clothes as Duncan liked his friends to be.
minded
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
neckties
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
other
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From this reading On the other hand, he was not as particular in the matter of clothes as Duncan liked his friends to be.
own
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
particular
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From this reading On the other hand, he was not as particular in the matter of clothes as Duncan liked his friends to be.
parts
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
presume
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
pretend
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From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
relations
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From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
rich
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
rights
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
showed
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
slipped
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From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
socks
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
tailor's
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
tastes
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the other hand, he was not as particular in the matter of clothes as Duncan liked his friends to be.
too
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
trousers
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
turn-up
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
two
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From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
usually
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From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
weeks
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From this reading BRUCE GIVES ADVICE The autumn weeks that slipped by had little effect on the relations of the two boys in 7 Hale.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Archer’s coat was not always fresh from the tailor’s goose, the turn-up of his trousers was usually imperfect, his neckties were carelessly chosen, and did not match his socks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Duncan thought less ill of Archer after longer experience with him: he was not especially fresh after all; he minded his own business, and did not presume, or pretend, or brag, or fish for Duncan’s friends.
world
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From this reading His tastes, moreover, were too democratic; he showed a disposition to like everybody; rich or poor, clodhopper or aristocrat, athlete or grind--he accepted them all as parts of the same world with equal rights to favor and friendship.
