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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 Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Here, so to speak, one gets at least a sniff of the universal mystery; Howells seems about to grow profound at last.
Agnes
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
all
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From this reading So in all of the other Howells novels that I know.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here, so to speak, one gets at least a sniff of the universal mystery; Howells seems about to grow profound at last.
blissfully
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
business
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the sniff is only a sniff.
college
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
faltering
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From this reading In one of the later stories, “New Leaf Mills,” he makes a faltering gesture of recognition.
finds
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
full
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
gesture
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From this reading In one of the later stories, “New Leaf Mills,” he makes a faltering gesture of recognition.
gets
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From this reading Here, so to speak, one gets at least a sniff of the universal mystery; Howells seems about to grow profound at last.
grow
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From this reading Here, so to speak, one gets at least a sniff of the universal mystery; Howells seems about to grow profound at last.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, so to speak, one gets at least a sniff of the universal mystery; Howells seems about to grow profound at last.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
Howells
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From this reading So in all of the other Howells novels that I know.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So in all of the other Howells novels that I know.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So in all of the other Howells novels that I know.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So in all of the other Howells novels that I know.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, so to speak, one gets at least a sniff of the universal mystery; Howells seems about to grow profound at last.
later
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From this reading In one of the later stories, “New Leaf Mills,” he makes a faltering gesture of recognition.
Leaf
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From this reading In one of the later stories, “New Leaf Mills,” he makes a faltering gesture of recognition.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, so to speak, one gets at least a sniff of the universal mystery; Howells seems about to grow profound at last.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
makes
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From this reading In one of the later stories, “New Leaf Mills,” he makes a faltering gesture of recognition.
Mills
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From this reading In one of the later stories, “New Leaf Mills,” he makes a faltering gesture of recognition.
mystery
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
New
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From this reading In one of the later stories, “New Leaf Mills,” he makes a faltering gesture of recognition.
novels
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From this reading So in all of the other Howells novels that I know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So in all of the other Howells novels that I know.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
only
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From this reading But the sniff is only a sniff.
other
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From this reading So in all of the other Howells novels that I know.
pantaloons
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
profound
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From this reading Here, so to speak, one gets at least a sniff of the universal mystery; Howells seems about to grow profound at last.
recognition
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From this reading In one of the later stories, “New Leaf Mills,” he makes a faltering gesture of recognition.
Repplier
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
seems
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
serious
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
sniff
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From this reading Here, so to speak, one gets at least a sniff of the universal mystery; Howells seems about to grow profound at last.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So in all of the other Howells novels that I know.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
sort
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
speak
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From this reading Here, so to speak, one gets at least a sniff of the universal mystery; Howells seems about to grow profound at last.
stories
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From this reading In one of the later stories, “New Leaf Mills,” he makes a faltering gesture of recognition.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So in all of the other Howells novels that I know.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So in all of the other Howells novels that I know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here, so to speak, one gets at least a sniff of the universal mystery; Howells seems about to grow profound at last.
town
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
universal
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From this reading Here, so to speak, one gets at least a sniff of the universal mystery; Howells seems about to grow profound at last.
Weltanschauung
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From this reading Somehow, he seems blissfully ignorant that life is a serious business, and full of mystery; it is a sort of college town _Weltanschauung_ that one finds in him; he is an Agnes Repplier in pantaloons.
