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Chapter II
Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_. He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail. Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible. What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good. Beautiful, dutiful, amiable, virtuous, yes.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
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From this reading What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good.
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From this reading Beautiful, dutiful, amiable, virtuous, yes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
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From this reading Beautiful, dutiful, amiable, virtuous, yes.
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From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
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From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
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From this reading What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good.
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From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
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From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.
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From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading Beautiful, dutiful, amiable, virtuous, yes.
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From this reading Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.
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From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.
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From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
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From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.
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From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
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From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
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From this reading What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good.
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From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
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From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good.
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From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading He is too impatient, and perhaps too fine an artist, to do it in the conventional realistic manner of piling up small detail.
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From this reading Beautiful, dutiful, amiable, virtuous, yes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hergesheimer was never more convincing than in his anatomizing of this _débâcle_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good.
which person or people
From this reading What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good.
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From this reading What ails Randon, in brief, is that he has a wife who is a shade too good.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instead he launches into it with a bold sagittal section, and at once the play of forces becomes comprehensible.
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From this reading Beautiful, dutiful, amiable, virtuous, yes.
