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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 That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
abandon
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From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
abruptly
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From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
adventure
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From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
always
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
break
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From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
Cleo
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
Cleo's
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
coloured
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From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
combinations
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
conceived
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
decided
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From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
definite
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
disattachment
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From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
discerned
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
dreams
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
dwell
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
embarked
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From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
fairly
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From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
fantastic
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From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
fascinating
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
feature
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
felt
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From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
field
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
figure
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
flow
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From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
general
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From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
glimpse
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
gradual
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From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
Hampstead
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
imagination
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
imaginative
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
instead
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
interior
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
lines
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
made
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
man
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From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
moods
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From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
more
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
Morgan
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
much
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From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
now
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
off
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From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
old
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From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
paper
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
place
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
poet
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From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
precisely
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
proceeding
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
process
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From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
proving
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From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
reality
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
relations
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From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
resolved
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
smiling
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
supposed
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From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
suppress
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From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
temperament
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From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
thoughts
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From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
transport
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
unable
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From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
urging
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From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
vague
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
very
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
weave
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From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nevertheless his life was not proceeding precisely on the lines he had conceived when he had resolved to transport his imaginative combinations from the field of paper to the field of life, to weave dreams from reality instead of from thought.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The general flow of his thoughts and moods were coloured by this fantastic adventure on which, he now felt, he was fairly embarked.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
wholly
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From this reading That disattachment he had decided on in order that he might abandon himself wholly to the urging of his temperament was proving a much more gradual process than he had supposed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
woman
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From this reading The very rapidity of the glimpse that Morgan had had into that Hampstead interior made it the more fascinating to dwell upon in imagination, and, though the definite figure of Cleo now took the place of the vague, smiling woman who had always been with him, it seemed to him that he had discerned Cleo's every feature from the beginning.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading For as yet the old relations were being continued; the man in him--which the poet was unable to suppress entirely--could not break these off abruptly.
