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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 I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
absolutely
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
admirer
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
affect
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
ago
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
artless
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
autograph
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
away
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
back
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
bad
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
banal
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
bare
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
better
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
call
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
capable
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
century
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
cheapest
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
claim
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
common
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
comply
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
country
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
dustiest
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
easy
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
emptiest
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
end
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
exactly
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
explain
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
far
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
features
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
few
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
flourish
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
forth
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
friend
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
further
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
futility
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
gentle
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
glorious
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
graceful
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
hadn't
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
hand
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
hard
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
heart
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
I'm
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
indulge
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
instance
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
just
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
like
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
matter
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
more
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
much
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
names
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
nature
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
nip
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
occurred
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
off
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
one's
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
penstrokes
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
picture
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
poorest
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
postally
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
presence
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
put
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
rate
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
reason
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
represent
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
request
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
ruthless
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
saving
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
say
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
sea
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
sentiments
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
share
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
shouldn't
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
signature
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
simple
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
spite
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
sufficiently
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
suppliant
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
terminal
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
too
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
tribute
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
vaguest
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From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
vomited
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
vulgarest
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From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I call him by these bad names in spite of your gentle picture of him, for the simple reason that the time long ago, half a century ago, passed away when a request for one's autograph could affect one as anything but the cheapest and vaguest and emptiest "tribute" the futility of our common nature is capable of.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My heart has been from far back, as I say, absolutely hard against it; and the rate at which it is (saving your presence) postally vomited forth is one of the least graceful features, one of the vulgarest and dustiest and poorest, of the great and glorious country beyond the sea.
why
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From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
words
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From this reading These ruthless words of mine will sufficiently explain to you why I indulge in no further flourish for our common admirer (for I'm _sure_ you share him with me!) than my few and bare terminal penstrokes here shall represent!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
young
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From this reading I should like your young friend so much better, and believe so much more in his sentiments, if it exactly _hadn't_ occurred to him to put forth the _banal_ claim.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As for the matter of your little request, it is of course easy, too easy, to comply with: why shouldn't you, for instance, just nip off my simple signature at the end of this and hand it to the artless suppliant?
