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Chapter VI
I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either. We are the victims of toadyism. The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power. Of course we are really somebodies then, and we have to pay the penalty of greatness. Still it is a bore.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course we are really somebodies then, and we have to pay the penalty of greatness.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Of course we are really somebodies then, and we have to pay the penalty of greatness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still it is a bore.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are the victims of toadyism.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
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From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
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From this reading Still it is a bore.
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From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course we are really somebodies then, and we have to pay the penalty of greatness.
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From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
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From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
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From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
one or the other of two
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
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From this reading Of course we are really somebodies then, and we have to pay the penalty of greatness.
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From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course we are really somebodies then, and we have to pay the penalty of greatness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still it is a bore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still it is a bore.
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From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
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From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
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From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are the victims of toadyism.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
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From this reading Of course we are really somebodies then, and we have to pay the penalty of greatness.
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From this reading Of course we are really somebodies then, and we have to pay the penalty of greatness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
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From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
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From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
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From this reading Of course we are really somebodies then, and we have to pay the penalty of greatness.
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From this reading Of course we are really somebodies then, and we have to pay the penalty of greatness.
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From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still it is a bore.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are the victims of toadyism.
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From this reading Of course we are really somebodies then, and we have to pay the penalty of greatness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
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From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
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From this reading We are the victims of toadyism.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
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From this reading The little men of the Press, the dwarfs of journalism, toady us to the verge of distraction, as soon as we attain to Half-a-Guinea-a-Column power.
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From this reading I come now to another point in our careers as critics, and not such a very pleasant point either.
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From this reading We are the victims of toadyism.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are the victims of toadyism.
