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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 After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
adventures
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From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
afternoon
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
any
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From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
aroused
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
Bannister
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
beach
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it not been for that scar, Bannister would have been a handsome man, as indeed he was when the left side of his face was to be seen in profile.
black
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
boyish
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
bygone
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
certain
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From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
clean
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
come
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
curiosity
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
days
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From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
deep-set
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
detail
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From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
disfigurement
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
ears
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
eastward
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
ever
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
eyes
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
face
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
first
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
forehead
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
full
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
great
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
hair
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
handsome
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From this reading Had it not been for that scar, Bannister would have been a handsome man, as indeed he was when the left side of his face was to be seen in profile.
hastening
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it not been for that scar, Bannister would have been a handsome man, as indeed he was when the left side of his face was to be seen in profile.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
how
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
indeed
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From this reading Had it not been for that scar, Bannister would have been a handsome man, as indeed he was when the left side of his face was to be seen in profile.
instance
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had it not been for that scar, Bannister would have been a handsome man, as indeed he was when the left side of his face was to be seen in profile.
John
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
learned
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From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
left
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From this reading Had it not been for that scar, Bannister would have been a handsome man, as indeed he was when the left side of his face was to be seen in profile.
listen
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
longest
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
looked
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
man
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From this reading Had it not been for that scar, Bannister would have been a handsome man, as indeed he was when the left side of his face was to be seen in profile.
matters
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From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
months
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
more
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
morning
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
moustache
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
much
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From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
never
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From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
once
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
pathetic
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
profile
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From this reading Had it not been for that scar, Bannister would have been a handsome man, as indeed he was when the left side of his face was to be seen in profile.
pronounced
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
repulsive
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
Saturday
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
scar
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
school
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
see
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
seen
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
seldom
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
side
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From this reading Had it not been for that scar, Bannister would have been a handsome man, as indeed he was when the left side of his face was to be seen in profile.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
speak
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From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
steel-grey
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
story
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
summer
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
talk
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
tell
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From this reading He would never tell me, for instance, the full story of how he had come by the great scar upon his face--a disfigurement so pronounced as to be at once pathetic and repulsive, which had aroused my boyish curiosity from the first.
temples
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
there
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
thinker
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
touched
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
travels
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From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
Wednesday
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From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After that morning, throughout the summer months when I was at school, there was seldom a Saturday or a Wednesday afternoon when I was not to be seen hastening eastward along the beach to see John Bannister and to listen to his talk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
white
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From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading During those days I learned much of him, of his travels and adventures; but there were certain matters upon which he would never speak in any detail.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He had deep-set steel-grey eyes that looked clean through you, and the forehead of a thinker; his hair, in those bygone days, was black, no more than touched with white upon the temples and about the ears, and his moustache the longest I have ever seen.
