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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 New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
ago
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
Alfred
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is emphatically the history of an unfortunate fellow who ran his head against stone walls from the beginning to the end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
any
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
appeared
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is emphatically the history of an unfortunate fellow who ran his head against stone walls from the beginning to the end.
Benson
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
bestow
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
Binghamton
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
Biography
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
book
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
Bound
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
Co
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
criticism
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From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
description
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From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
doing
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
Don
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
don't
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From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
emphatically
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From this reading It is emphatically the history of an unfortunate fellow who ran his head against stone walls from the beginning to the end.
end
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From this reading It is emphatically the history of an unfortunate fellow who ran his head against stone walls from the beginning to the end.
English
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
entertained
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
Estate
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
Etherington
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
F
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
fellow
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From this reading It is emphatically the history of an unfortunate fellow who ran his head against stone walls from the beginning to the end.
finishing
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
football
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
Frank
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
Frank's
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From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
friendly
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is emphatically the history of an unfortunate fellow who ran his head against stone walls from the beginning to the end.
furnished
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
Glory
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
H
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
hate
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
head
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
history
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From this reading It is emphatically the history of an unfortunate fellow who ran his head against stone walls from the beginning to the end.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
invention
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
just
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
knew
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
Knopf
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
lately
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
link
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
man
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
many
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
master
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
Mcmxxii
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
met
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
Mr
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
N
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
New
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
nobler
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
old
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
only
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
Paper
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
personal
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From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
Quixote
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
R
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
ran
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From this reading It is emphatically the history of an unfortunate fellow who ran his head against stone walls from the beginning to the end.
real
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
remark
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From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
said
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
schoolmaster
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
schoolmasters
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
Set
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
similar
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
Sir
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
Some
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
stage
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
stone
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
subject
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
talked
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From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
then
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
there
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From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
title
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
unfortunate
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From this reading It is emphatically the history of an unfortunate fellow who ran his head against stone walls from the beginning to the end.
up
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
usual
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
Vail-Ballou
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
very
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From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
views
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
villain
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
W
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
wall
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From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
walls
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From this reading It is emphatically the history of an unfortunate fellow who ran his head against stone walls from the beginning to the end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
way
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From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
Well
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From this reading _Well, I don't know about "as usual"; there may be something to be said for the personal criticism or there may not; but it has struck me that Sir Frank's remark is a very good description of "The Secret Glory," the book I had in mind as I talked to him.
well-known
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is the only link between the villain of invention and the good man of real life._ _Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson--he was Mr. F. R. Benson then--and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately._
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is emphatically the history of an unfortunate fellow who ran his head against stone walls from the beginning to the end.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
Wolff
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
Y
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
years
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
York
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From this reading New York Alfred A Knopf Mcmxxii _Set up and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y._ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N. Y._ _Bound by the H. Wolff Estate, New York, N. Y._ _One of the schoolmasters in "The Secret Glory" has views on the subject of football similar to those entertained by a well-known schoolmaster whose Biography appeared many years ago.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _"I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate."_ _"As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage--if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it--"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"_
