17
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From this reading He had quite a young girl staying with him of 17 named Ethel Monticue.
42
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From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Mr Salteena had dark short hair and mustache and wiskers which were very black and twisty.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading He was middle sized and he had very pale blue eyes.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Mr Salteena had dark short hair and mustache and wiskers which were very black and twisty.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
elderlyadjectiveUS /ˈeldərli/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
Ethel
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From this reading He had quite a young girl staying with him of 17 named Ethel Monticue.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He was middle sized and he had very pale blue eyes.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
a young female
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had quite a young girl staying with him of 17 named Ethel Monticue.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Mr Salteena had dark short hair and mustache and wiskers which were very black and twisty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had quite a young girl staying with him of 17 named Ethel Monticue.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading He was middle sized and he had very pale blue eyes.
Monticue
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From this reading He had quite a young girl staying with him of 17 named Ethel Monticue.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
a form of address for a man
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading Mr Salteena had dark short hair and mustache and wiskers which were very black and twisty.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had quite a young girl staying with him of 17 named Ethel Monticue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He was middle sized and he had very pale blue eyes.
peaple
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From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
Salteena
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From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Mr Salteena had dark short hair and mustache and wiskers which were very black and twisty.
sizedadjectiveUS /saɪzd/
having a specified size
From this reading He was middle sized and he had very pale blue eyes.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He had quite a young girl staying with him of 17 named Ethel Monticue.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
SundaysnounUS /ˈsʌndeɪz/
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
thorght
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From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
toppernounUS /ˈtɑːpər/
a worker who makes or adds the top to something
From this reading He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it more becoming.
twistyadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪsti/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Mr Salteena had dark short hair and mustache and wiskers which were very black and twisty.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mr Salteena had dark short hair and mustache and wiskers which were very black and twisty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr Salteena had dark short hair and mustache and wiskers which were very black and twisty.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr Salteena had dark short hair and mustache and wiskers which were very black and twisty.
wiskers
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From this reading Mr Salteena had dark short hair and mustache and wiskers which were very black and twisty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading QUITE A YOUNG GIRL Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.
