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amusing
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From this reading Expectations, amusing expectations, of him had been raised, and he had singularly failed in the fulfilling of them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Expectations, amusing expectations, of him had been raised, and he had singularly failed in the fulfilling of them.
anticipated
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
capable
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
ceasing
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The person in question was of course T. Tembarom.
develop
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
development
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
Expectations
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From this reading Expectations, amusing expectations, of him had been raised, and he had singularly failed in the fulfilling of them.
failed
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From this reading Expectations, amusing expectations, of him had been raised, and he had singularly failed in the fulfilling of them.
feminine
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From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
fulfilling
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From this reading Expectations, amusing expectations, of him had been raised, and he had singularly failed in the fulfilling of them.
get
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From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
glimpses
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From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Expectations, amusing expectations, of him had been raised, and he had singularly failed in the fulfilling of them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Expectations, amusing expectations, of him had been raised, and he had singularly failed in the fulfilling of them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The person in question was of course T. Tembarom.
inevitably
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From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
intelligence
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
Ladies
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From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
looking
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From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
means
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
neighborhood
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From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
oddly
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From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
only
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
outset
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From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
Palliser's
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From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
person
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
place
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From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
popularity
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From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
portion
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From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
proper
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The person in question was of course T. Tembarom.
raised
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From this reading Expectations, amusing expectations, of him had been raised, and he had singularly failed in the fulfilling of them.
resulted
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
shoulders
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From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
simplest
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
singularly
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From this reading Expectations, amusing expectations, of him had been raised, and he had singularly failed in the fulfilling of them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
speak
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From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
story
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From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
story's
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From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
T
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From this reading The person in question was of course T. Tembarom.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
Tembarom
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From this reading The person in question was of course T. Tembarom.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Expectations, amusing expectations, of him had been raised, and he had singularly failed in the fulfilling of them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
tiptoe
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From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This had resulted from the story's ceasing to develop itself, as the simplest intelligence might have anticipated, by means of the only person capable of its proper development.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
waned
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From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The person in question was of course T. Tembarom.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The popularity of Captain Palliser's story of the “Ladies” had been great at the outset, but with the passage of time it had oddly waned.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The neighborhood had, so to speak, stood upon tiptoe,--the feminine portion of it, at least,--looking over shoulders to get the first glimpses of what would inevitably take place.
