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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 In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
allayed
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Altamont
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From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then he grew angry, at his own inaptness in particular, and at an unsympathetic world in general.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
angry
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From this reading Then he grew angry, at his own inaptness in particular, and at an unsympathetic world in general.
answers
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From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
appreciation
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From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he grew angry, at his own inaptness in particular, and at an unsympathetic world in general.
believed
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From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
Brant
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
came
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From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
comfortable
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From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
completely
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deed
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From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
door
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From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
Dorothy
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From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
doubts
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evening
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From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
fain
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fever
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
fit
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
fitfully
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
general
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From this reading Then he grew angry, at his own inaptness in particular, and at an unsympathetic world in general.
glowed
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
grew
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From this reading Then he grew angry, at his own inaptness in particular, and at an unsympathetic world in general.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
Hollywood
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
how
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human
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From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
hunger
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From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
impatience
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
inaptness
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From this reading Then he grew angry, at his own inaptness in particular, and at an unsympathetic world in general.
innuendo
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From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
interminable
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
judge's
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leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
lost
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From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
mansion
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From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
MARK
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mental
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
obviousness
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
own
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particular
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From this reading Then he grew angry, at his own inaptness in particular, and at an unsympathetic world in general.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
possible
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
presenting
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From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
questions
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raising
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realize
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review
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From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
separated
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
SHAFT
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From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
succeeded
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supplanted
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
suspicion
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From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
Terrace
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From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
Then
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From this reading Then he grew angry, at his own inaptness in particular, and at an unsympathetic world in general.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
thrice
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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turn
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
twice
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unsympathetic
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From this reading Then he grew angry, at his own inaptness in particular, and at an unsympathetic world in general.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
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untinctured
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From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
very
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From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
visit
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So he believed, and, when evening came, lost no time in presenting himself at the door of the comfortable mansion in Altamont Terrace.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
withhold
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From this reading Having done a good deed, he had a very human hunger for appreciation-- appreciation untinctured by suspicion or innuendo, and Dorothy, at least, would not withhold it.
world
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From this reading Then he grew angry, at his own inaptness in particular, and at an unsympathetic world in general.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AND THE SHAFT TO THE MARK NOT until he had passed the judge’s questions and his own answers twice or thrice in mental review did Brant realize how completely he had succeeded in raising doubts as to his own obviousness where he fain would have allayed them.
wrath
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From this reading In its turn the fit of wrath was supplanted by a fever of impatience, and this glowed fitfully through the interminable afternoon which separated him from a possible visit to Hollywood.
