adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
absoluteadjectiveUS /ˈæbsəluːt/
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
CALLverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading NICK HOLDEN’S CALL.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
deformitynounUS /dɪˈfɔːrməti/
an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading This, however, was not the ground for Philip’s dislike.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This, however, was not the ground for Philip’s dislike.
frecklesnounUS /ˈfrekəlz/
plural of “freckle” — a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading This, however, was not the ground for Philip’s dislike.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Philip had never liked Nick Holden.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
Holden
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From this reading Philip had never liked Nick Holden.
HOLDEN'S
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From this reading NICK HOLDEN’S CALL.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This, however, was not the ground for Philip’s dislike.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Philip had never liked Nick Holden.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
massnounUS /mæs/
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Philip had never liked Nick Holden.
NICKverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading NICK HOLDEN’S CALL.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This, however, was not the ground for Philip’s dislike.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip had never liked Nick Holden.
Philip'snounUS /ˈfɪləps/
possessive form of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading This, however, was not the ground for Philip’s dislike.
popularadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːpjələr/
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
possessedadjectiveUS /pəˈzest/
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
qualitiesnounUS /ˈkwɑːlətiz/
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
reddishadjectiveUS /ˈredɪʃ/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/
with honesty
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
rough-looking
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From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This, however, was not the ground for Philip’s dislike.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, however, was not the ground for Philip’s dislike.
unattractiveadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv/
lacking beauty or charm
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
unattractivenessnoun
an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was a coarse, rough-looking boy, his reddish face one mass of freckles, and about as unattractive as a person could be, without absolute deformity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With all his unattractiveness, Nick might have possessed qualities which would have rightly made him popular.
