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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 Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
advice
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
apparently
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From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
aside
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
authority
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
average
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From this reading He saw a great deal of him, and he thought him quite up to the average of Harvard's Seniors in some essentials.
aware
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He wanted to be the Landlord of the Lion's Head, which he believed he could make the best hotel in the mountains.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
believed
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From this reading He wanted to be the Landlord of the Lion's Head, which he believed he could make the best hotel in the mountains.
best
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From this reading He wanted to be the Landlord of the Lion's Head, which he believed he could make the best hotel in the mountains.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
calling
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
chafed
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
constantly
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
deal
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From this reading He saw a great deal of him, and he thought him quite up to the average of Harvard's Seniors in some essentials.
dedicated
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
definitely
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
desired
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
essentials
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From this reading He saw a great deal of him, and he thought him quite up to the average of Harvard's Seniors in some essentials.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
exclusion
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
experience
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From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
future
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw a great deal of him, and he thought him quite up to the average of Harvard's Seniors in some essentials.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
Harvard's
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From this reading He saw a great deal of him, and he thought him quite up to the average of Harvard's Seniors in some essentials.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
Head
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From this reading He wanted to be the Landlord of the Lion's Head, which he believed he could make the best hotel in the mountains.
heart
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From this reading They had some long walks and long talks together, and in one of them Jeff opened his mind, if not his heart, to the painter.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
hotel
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From this reading He wanted to be the Landlord of the Lion's Head, which he believed he could make the best hotel in the mountains.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
improved
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From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
Jeff
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From this reading They had some long walks and long talks together, and in one of them Jeff opened his mind, if not his heart, to the painter.
Jeff's
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
Landlord
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From this reading He wanted to be the Landlord of the Lion's Head, which he believed he could make the best hotel in the mountains.
Lion's
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From this reading He wanted to be the Landlord of the Lion's Head, which he believed he could make the best hotel in the mountains.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had some long walks and long talks together, and in one of them Jeff opened his mind, if not his heart, to the painter.
love-affair
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From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wanted to be the Landlord of the Lion's Head, which he believed he could make the best hotel in the mountains.
management
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had some long walks and long talks together, and in one of them Jeff opened his mind, if not his heart, to the painter.
more
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
mountains
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From this reading He wanted to be the Landlord of the Lion's Head, which he believed he could make the best hotel in the mountains.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
opened
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From this reading They had some long walks and long talks together, and in one of them Jeff opened his mind, if not his heart, to the painter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
painter
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From this reading They had some long walks and long talks together, and in one of them Jeff opened his mind, if not his heart, to the painter.
permitted
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
phrase
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From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
place
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw a great deal of him, and he thought him quite up to the average of Harvard's Seniors in some essentials.
rejection
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
saw
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From this reading He saw a great deal of him, and he thought him quite up to the average of Harvard's Seniors in some essentials.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
Seniors
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From this reading He saw a great deal of him, and he thought him quite up to the average of Harvard's Seniors in some essentials.
set
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
sobered
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From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
some
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From this reading He saw a great deal of him, and he thought him quite up to the average of Harvard's Seniors in some essentials.
sympathizing
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
talks
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From this reading They had some long walks and long talks together, and in one of them Jeff opened his mind, if not his heart, to the painter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had some long walks and long talks together, and in one of them Jeff opened his mind, if not his heart, to the painter.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had some long walks and long talks together, and in one of them Jeff opened his mind, if not his heart, to the painter.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw a great deal of him, and he thought him quite up to the average of Harvard's Seniors in some essentials.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
together
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From this reading They had some long walks and long talks together, and in one of them Jeff opened his mind, if not his heart, to the painter.
unfortunate
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From this reading He had been sobered, apparently, by experience; his unfortunate love-affair seemed to have improved him, as the phrase is.
up
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From this reading He saw a great deal of him, and he thought him quite up to the average of Harvard's Seniors in some essentials.
walks
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From this reading They had some long walks and long talks together, and in one of them Jeff opened his mind, if not his heart, to the painter.
wanted
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From this reading He wanted to be the Landlord of the Lion's Head, which he believed he could make the best hotel in the mountains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
ways
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
Westover
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From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He wanted to be the Landlord of the Lion's Head, which he believed he could make the best hotel in the mountains.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Westover was aware in more ways than one of Jeff's exclusion from authority in the place, where he was constantly set aside from the management as if his future were so definitely dedicated to another calling that not even his advice was desired or permitted; and he could not help sympathizing a little with him when he chafed at his rejection.
