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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 It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
angelically
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From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
ARCHIE
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From this reading ARCHIE PAYS ATTENTION.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
ATTENTION
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From this reading ARCHIE PAYS ATTENTION.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
care
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From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
characters
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From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
city
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From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
critic's
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From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
decided
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From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
detailed
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From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
developed
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From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
earnest
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From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
fall
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From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
Gouger
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From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
interviews
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From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
like
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From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
lodgings
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From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
love
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From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
Mr
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From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
much
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From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
novel
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From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
obstacles
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From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
old
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From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
outline
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From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
PAYS
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From this reading ARCHIE PAYS ATTENTION.
plot
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From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
portray
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From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
profiting
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From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
progressed
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From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
pure
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From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
respective
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From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
rooms
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From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
Roseleaf
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From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
set
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From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
shrewd
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From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
sketched
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From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
slight
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From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
story
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From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
suggestions
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From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
sundry
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From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
thread
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From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
union
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From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The outline of their respective characters were to be sketched with care, and sundry obstacles to their union were to be developed as the story progressed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had interviews with Mr. Gouger, at which he detailed the slight thread of plot which he already had in mind, profiting by the critic's shrewd suggestions.
work
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From this reading Roseleaf took rooms at his old lodgings in the city, and set in earnest about the work of beginning his great novel.
youth
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From this reading It was decided that he should portray, at the beginning, a youth much like himself, who was to fall in love with an angelically pure maiden.
