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1.35
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A novel planned and begun by F. Hopkinson Smith and completed by F. Berkeley Smith.
action
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actual
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A novel planned and begun by F. Hopkinson Smith and completed by F. Berkeley Smith.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
begun
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From this reading A novel planned and begun by F. Hopkinson Smith and completed by F. Berkeley Smith.
Berkeley
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From this reading A novel planned and begun by F. Hopkinson Smith and completed by F. Berkeley Smith.
book
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A novel planned and begun by F. Hopkinson Smith and completed by F. Berkeley Smith.
chapter
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
characters
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
clearly
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
closely
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
completed
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From this reading A novel planned and begun by F. Hopkinson Smith and completed by F. Berkeley Smith.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
constantly
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
constructive
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
consultations
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
CRANE
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From this reading ENOCH CRANE.
detail
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
end
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
ENOCH
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From this reading ENOCH CRANE.
enriching
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
F
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From this reading A novel planned and begun by F. Hopkinson Smith and completed by F. Berkeley Smith.
father's
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
few
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
finished
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
friendly
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
Hopkinson
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From this reading A novel planned and begun by F. Hopkinson Smith and completed by F. Berkeley Smith.
ideas
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
Illustrated
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
kept
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
laid
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
lines
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
most
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
net
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
new
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
novel
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From this reading A novel planned and begun by F. Hopkinson Smith and completed by F. Berkeley Smith.
obliterated
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
occurred
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
often
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
out
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
planned
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From this reading A novel planned and begun by F. Hopkinson Smith and completed by F. Berkeley Smith.
planning
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
play
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
points
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
practise
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
prepare
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proceeding
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
process
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
publishing
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
reflect
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
remembered
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
resembled
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
saw
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
scenario
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
side-notes
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From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
Smith
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From this reading A novel planned and begun by F. Hopkinson Smith and completed by F. Berkeley Smith.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
story
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
synopses
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From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
synopsis
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This synopsis, which closely resembled the scenario of a play, he kept constantly enriching with little side-notes as they occurred to him--new ideas and points of detail.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So spirited were these synopses, and so clearly did they reflect the process of his mind, that by the few who saw them in the course of publishing consultations, or friendly confidence, they were remembered often after the finished novel had obliterated its constructive lines.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
writing
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From this reading Illustrated _net_ 1.35 It was my father’s practise, in planning a novel, first to prepare a most complete synopsis from beginning to end--never proceeding with the actual writing of the book until he had laid out the characters and action of the story--chapter by chapter.
