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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 I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
American
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From this reading "American, aren't you?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
aren't
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From this reading "American, aren't you?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
bed
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From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
better
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
bit
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From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
came
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From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
clean
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From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
close
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From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
developed
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
down
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From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
even
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
fellow
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From this reading He was a striking fellow.
give
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
gripping
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From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
handsome
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From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
Hawthorne
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a striking fellow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
idea
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
large
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From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
learned
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
looking
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From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
Lowell
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
man
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From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
manfully
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
manly
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From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
more
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
name
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
old
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From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
perfectly
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From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
said
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From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
say
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
shave
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From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
shoulder
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From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
simply
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
some
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
soon
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From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
striking
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From this reading He was a striking fellow.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a striking fellow.
way
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From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
white
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From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I came to in a clean white bed with a large handsome man looking down at me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To give you some idea I will simply say that this man, whose name I soon learned was Lowell Hawthorne, was even better developed and more manfully handsome than myself.
You've
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From this reading "You've had a bit of a close shave, old man," he said, gripping my shoulder in a perfectly manly way.
