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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 "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
Adrian
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
aroused
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From this reading The protean nature of his genius aroused universal wonder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
Boldero
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
came
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
Castleton
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concluded
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
contrast
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From this reading The contrast was so extraordinary, so inexplicable.
death
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From this reading His death was deplored as the greatest loss sustained by English letters since Keats.
deplored
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From this reading His death was deplored as the greatest loss sustained by English letters since Keats.
Diamond
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
dictated
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distinct
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
due
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
English
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From this reading His death was deplored as the greatest loss sustained by English letters since Keats.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
extraordinary
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From this reading The contrast was so extraordinary, so inexplicable.
Gate
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
generally
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
genius
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From this reading The protean nature of his genius aroused universal wonder.
Glory
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
Greater
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
greatest
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From this reading His death was deplored as the greatest loss sustained by English letters since Keats.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The protean nature of his genius aroused universal wonder.
history
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
inexplicablenounUS /inexplicable/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The contrast was so extraordinary, so inexplicable.
informed
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
Keats
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From this reading His death was deplored as the greatest loss sustained by English letters since Keats.
legitimate
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
letters
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From this reading His death was deplored as the greatest loss sustained by English letters since Keats.
literary
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
loss
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From this reading His death was deplored as the greatest loss sustained by English letters since Keats.
made
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
nature
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From this reading The protean nature of his genius aroused universal wonder.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
novels
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
out
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
personalities
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
protean
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From this reading The protean nature of his genius aroused universal wonder.
puzzled
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
revealed
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
reviewers
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
season
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
sensation
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading His death was deplored as the greatest loss sustained by English letters since Keats.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The contrast was so extraordinary, so inexplicable.
spirit
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
successor
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
sustained
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From this reading His death was deplored as the greatest loss sustained by English letters since Keats.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
Tom
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From this reading "The Greater Glory" came out in due season, puzzled the reviewers and made a sensation; a greater sensation even than a legitimate successor to "The Diamond Gate" dictated by the spirit of Tom Castleton.
two
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
universal
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From this reading The protean nature of his genius aroused universal wonder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The contrast was so extraordinary, so inexplicable.
wonder
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From this reading The protean nature of his genius aroused universal wonder.
world's
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
writer
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From this reading It was generally concluded that no writer but Adrian Boldero, in the world's history, had ever revealed two such distinct literary personalities as those that informed the two novels.
