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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 I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
account
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
all
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
alloy
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
amplest
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
any
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
apparently
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
Belmont
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
bitter
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
Cambridge
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
certain
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
comparatively
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From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
country
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
critical
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
days
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
deal
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
early
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
experience
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From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
fact
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From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
failure
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
fancy
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
find
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From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
forced
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From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
four
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
given
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
interesting
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From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
magazine
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
measure
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
merely
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
merest
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
mind-stuff
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
month
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From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
much
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
now
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
number
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From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
only
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
other
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
pastime
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
pleasure
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
promised
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
purely
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
purpose
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
qualified
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
quiet
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
rate
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
read
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
reader
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From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
reading
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From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
relish
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From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
removed
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
reviewing
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
some
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
sort
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
speaking
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From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
spent
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
steadily
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From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
stories
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
stuff
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
up
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
used
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
using
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
way
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From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
write
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From this reading But I found that not being forced to read a number of books each month, so that I might write about them, I did not read at all, comparatively speaking.
writing
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From this reading One fact of my experience which the reader may, find interesting is that when I am writing steadily I have little relish for reading.
wrote
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From this reading I had promised myself that in this quiet, now that I had given up reviewing, and wrote little or nothing in the magazine but my stories, I should again read purely for the pleasure of it, as I had in the early days before the critical purpose had qualified it with a bitter alloy.
years
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From this reading At any rate it is in this sort only that I can account for my failure to read a great deal during four years of the amplest quiet that I spent in the country at Belmont, whither we removed from Cambridge.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it.
