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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 this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
affairs
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
arouse
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
aspirant
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
Author
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Authors
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
became
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Belgravia
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boat
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Book
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From this reading He or she had produced a Book.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
called
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concerning
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considers
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
curiosity
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difficult
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
discussed
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
doings
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down
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
drifted
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From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
equal
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essays
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
experiences
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expressed
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
fail
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
fame
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
finance
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
find
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finest
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
genius
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
get
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Government
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
grammar
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greatest
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
happened
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From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He or she had produced a Book.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
importance
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
Innocent
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interest
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interested
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
jaded
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
keenness
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
latest
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like
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From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
literary
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literature
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London
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loose
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magnetic
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
man
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
many
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means
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
metropolis
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Miladi
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money-milking
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
moorings
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more
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
most
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mystery
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
national
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
novelty
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
nowadays
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
often
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
out
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particular
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penny
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personality
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power
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
prize
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
produced
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From this reading He or she had produced a Book.
public
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
qualities
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
questionable
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
reading
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
recognised
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
scheme
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
sea
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From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
seldom
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He or she had produced a Book.
shocker
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
show
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
small
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From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
smallest
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
social
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
society
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
some
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
spirit
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
stable-boy
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
storm
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From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
story
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
There
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
things
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
thrilled
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From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
two
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
uncommon
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
united
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From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
unknown
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From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
up
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
way
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From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But this latest aspirant to literary fame had two magnetic qualities which seldom fail to arouse the jaded spirit of the reading public,--novelty and mystery, united to that scarce and seldom recognised power called genius.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
wide
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From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
woman
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
world
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From this reading In London, the greatest metropolis of the world, the smallest affairs are often discussed with more keenness than things of national importance,--and it is by no means uncommon to find society more interested in the doings of some particular man or woman than in the latest and most money-milking scheme of Government finance.
writes
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From this reading There are so many Authors nowadays that it is difficult to get up even a show of interest in one of them,--everybody "writes"--from Miladi in Belgravia, who considers the story of her social experiences, expressed in questionable grammar, quite equal to the finest literature, down to the stable-boy who essays a "prize" shocker for a penny dreadful.
year
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From this reading In this way it happened that about a year after Innocent had, like a small boat in a storm, broken loose from her moorings and drifted out to the wide sea, everybody who was anybody became suddenly thrilled with curiosity concerning the unknown personality of an Author.
