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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
admitted
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
always
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From this reading Of his private sorrows the world knew nothing, and he carried himself always with an impenetrable front.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
articles
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From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The literary and society papers chronicled his retirement into the wilds of Devonshire, where he was reported to be studying the plot of his next novel.
break
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From this reading Yet after that night he felt that a break in his life was imperative--was a necessary condition indeed of his sanity.
brilliant
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
carried
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From this reading Of his private sorrows the world knew nothing, and he carried himself always with an impenetrable front.
characteristic
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From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
chronicled
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From this reading The literary and society papers chronicled his retirement into the wilds of Devonshire, where he was reported to be studying the plot of his next novel.
close
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
columns
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
condition
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From this reading Yet after that night he felt that a break in his life was imperative--was a necessary condition indeed of his sanity.
contemporary
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From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
Courier
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From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
criticism
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
Devonshire
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From this reading The literary and society papers chronicled his retirement into the wilds of Devonshire, where he was reported to be studying the plot of his next novel.
Douglas
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
effort
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From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
felt
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From this reading Yet after that night he felt that a break in his life was imperative--was a necessary condition indeed of his sanity.
followed
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
front
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From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
full
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Of his private sorrows the world knew nothing, and he carried himself always with an impenetrable front.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
impenetrable
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From this reading Of his private sorrows the world knew nothing, and he carried himself always with an impenetrable front.
imperative
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From this reading Yet after that night he felt that a break in his life was imperative--was a necessary condition indeed of his sanity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
indeed
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From this reading Yet after that night he felt that a break in his life was imperative--was a necessary condition indeed of his sanity.
initial
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From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
issue
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
knew
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From this reading Of his private sorrows the world knew nothing, and he carried himself always with an impenetrable front.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet after that night he felt that a break in his life was imperative--was a necessary condition indeed of his sanity.
literary
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From this reading The literary and society papers chronicled his retirement into the wilds of Devonshire, where he was reported to be studying the plot of his next novel.
necessary
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From this reading Yet after that night he felt that a break in his life was imperative--was a necessary condition indeed of his sanity.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The literary and society papers chronicled his retirement into the wilds of Devonshire, where he was reported to be studying the plot of his next novel.
night
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From this reading Yet after that night he felt that a break in his life was imperative--was a necessary condition indeed of his sanity.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Of his private sorrows the world knew nothing, and he carried himself always with an impenetrable front.
novel
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
papers
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From this reading The literary and society papers chronicled his retirement into the wilds of Devonshire, where he was reported to be studying the plot of his next novel.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
periodical
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
play
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
plot
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From this reading The literary and society papers chronicled his retirement into the wilds of Devonshire, where he was reported to be studying the plot of his next novel.
private
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From this reading Of his private sorrows the world knew nothing, and he carried himself always with an impenetrable front.
ranks
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From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
reported
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From this reading The literary and society papers chronicled his retirement into the wilds of Devonshire, where he was reported to be studying the plot of his next novel.
retirement
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From this reading The literary and society papers chronicled his retirement into the wilds of Devonshire, where he was reported to be studying the plot of his next novel.
sanity
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From this reading Yet after that night he felt that a break in his life was imperative--was a necessary condition indeed of his sanity.
scarcely
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From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
scathing
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
signed
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
society
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
sorrows
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From this reading Of his private sorrows the world knew nothing, and he carried himself always with an impenetrable front.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
studying
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From this reading The literary and society papers chronicled his retirement into the wilds of Devonshire, where he was reported to be studying the plot of his next novel.
success
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From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
successful
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet after that night he felt that a break in his life was imperative--was a necessary condition indeed of his sanity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
unique
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
vivid
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From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
WEDDING
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From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The literary and society papers chronicled his retirement into the wilds of Devonshire, where he was reported to be studying the plot of his next novel.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A JOURNEY--AND A WEDDING A brilliant and scathing criticism of a successful society play, signed by Douglas in full, and admitted to the columns of a periodical whose standing was unique, followed close upon the issue of his novel.
wilds
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From this reading The literary and society papers chronicled his retirement into the wilds of Devonshire, where he was reported to be studying the plot of his next novel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
world
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From this reading Of his private sorrows the world knew nothing, and he carried himself always with an impenetrable front.
writers
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From this reading His articles to the Courier were as vivid and characteristic as ever--he had passed with scarcely an effort after his initial success into the front ranks of contemporary writers.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet after that night he felt that a break in his life was imperative--was a necessary condition indeed of his sanity.
