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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 There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
able
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From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About one-half the other third know that fact.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
always
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
anxiety
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
atmosphere
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
avail
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From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
best
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
call
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
called
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
care
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
COMPETENCIES
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
considerable
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From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
continual
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From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
DELAWARE
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
described
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
determine
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From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
discovered
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
exist
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From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
fact
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From this reading About one-half the other third know that fact.
fear
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From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
fears
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
felt
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From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
fractions
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From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
guess
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From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
inhabitants
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
insincerity
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
John
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From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About one-half the other third know that fact.
lack
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From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
largely
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
latter
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From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
lies
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
live
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
MISS
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
much
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
one-half
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From this reading About one-half the other third know that fact.
other
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From this reading About one-half the other third know that fact.
pretense
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From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
Rawn's
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From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
real
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
regarding
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From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
Shoddy
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
social
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From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
There
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From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About one-half the other third know that fact.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
times
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From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
trepidation
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From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
trouble
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
Two-thirds
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
unreal
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
very
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From this reading There did not lack times in John Rawn's social life when he felt a very considerable trepidation regarding himself.
vulgar
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
vulgarly
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From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
word
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
world
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From this reading THE COMPETENCIES OF MISS DELAWARE I Two-thirds of the inhabitants of this world live in that unreal atmosphere best described by the vulgar word of "bluff."
wrongly
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From this reading The first two-thirds, not being able to determine which that latter half may be, exist in continual fear that they may guess wrongly in these vulgar fractions, and so make pretense where pretense is of no avail.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shoddy fears nothing so much as what vulgarly is called "the real thing;" but the trouble with shoddy, the anxiety, nay, the agony of shoddy, bluff, pretense, insincerity, whatever you care to call it, lies largely in the fact that shoddy can not always tell when it has been discovered to be shoddy.
