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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 A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
Abbey
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
almost
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
any
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From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
away
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
brace
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From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
breakfast
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
cheerfulness
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From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
CHOICE
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From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
Cottesmore
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From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
crude
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
decency
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From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
drawing-table
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From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
drearily
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
dun-coloured
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
enthusiasm
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From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
EVILS
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From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
faintly
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
Fakrash
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From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
felt
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From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
Gardens
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From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
gasometers
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
gone
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From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
green
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
haze
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
high
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From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
hopes
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From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
huge
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
indigo
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
intolerable
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From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
knew
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From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
late
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From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
loathing
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From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
longer
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From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
looking
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
loomed
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
masses
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
materials
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From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
mockery
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From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
mute
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From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
office
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From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
out
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
positive
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From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
present
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From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
seen
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From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
sending
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
sight
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From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
situation
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From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
spirits
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From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
Square
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
There
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From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
Tower
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
tub
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From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
turf
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
unchanged
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From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
untasted
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
usual
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From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
Ventimore's
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From this reading A CHOICE OF EVILS Not even his morning tub could brace Ventimore's spirits to their usual cheerfulness.
Victoria
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
Vincent
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Nor could he with any decency present himself again at Cottesmore Gardens while the situation still remained unchanged, as it must do until he had seen Fakrash.
window
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From this reading After sending away his breakfast almost untasted he stood at his window, looking drearily out over the crude green turf of Vincent Square at the indigo masses of the Abbey and the Victoria Tower and the huge gasometers to the right which loomed faintly through a dun-coloured haze.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He felt a positive loathing for his office, to which he had gone with such high hopes and enthusiasm of late.
work
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From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was no work for him to do there any longer, and the sight of his drawing-table and materials would, he knew, be intolerable in their mute mockery.
