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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 As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Thereafter he was about as agreeable as a semi-caged wild animal would be about any office.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
account
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
admirer
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
affronted
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From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
agreeable
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From this reading Thereafter he was about as agreeable as a semi-caged wild animal would be about any office.
agreed
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
all
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
animal
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From this reading Thereafter he was about as agreeable as a semi-caged wild animal would be about any office.
any
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From this reading Thereafter he was about as agreeable as a semi-caged wild animal would be about any office.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
assistant
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thereafter he was about as agreeable as a semi-caged wild animal would be about any office.
bold
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
braggart
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
caliber
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
concerning
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From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
contemptuous
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From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
convince
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
despised
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
dint
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
dodging
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
E
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
equal
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From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
exulting
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
ferret
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
financial
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
find
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From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
force
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
genius
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
graces
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
Holyoke
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
indeed
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
insight
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
install
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
judgment
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
keen
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
L
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
Later
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
looks
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
M
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From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
made
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
managed
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
material
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
Mawr-Mt
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
mean
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
Miss
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
more
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
office
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From this reading Thereafter he was about as agreeable as a semi-caged wild animal would be about any office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
only
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
other
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
paper
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From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
physical
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
probably
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
promise
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
publisher
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From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
purpose
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
rat-like
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
really
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
said
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
say
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
semi-caged
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From this reading Thereafter he was about as agreeable as a semi-caged wild animal would be about any office.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
shopkeeper
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
shrewd
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
sincerity
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
skill
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From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
some
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
stool-pigeon
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
Thereafter
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From this reading Thereafter he was about as agreeable as a semi-caged wild animal would be about any office.
thoughts
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From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Later, by dint of exulting in his force, sincerity of purpose, his keen insight and all but braggart strength, she managed, probably on account of her looks and physical graces, to install herself in his confidence and to convince him that she was not only an honest admirer of his skill but one who had taste and judgment of no mean caliber.
trust
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From this reading The publisher, as L---- made quite bold to say to me, was little more than a "dodging, rat-like financial ferret," a "financial stool-pigeon for some trust or other," a "shrewd, material little shopkeeper."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
Wellesley-Bryn
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
wild
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From this reading Thereafter he was about as agreeable as a semi-caged wild animal would be about any office.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
words
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From this reading But above all he was affronted by M----, the publisher of the paper, concerning whom he could find no words equal to his contemptuous thoughts of him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thereafter he was about as agreeable as a semi-caged wild animal would be about any office.
writer
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From this reading As for Miss E----, the Wellesley-Bryn Mawr-Mt. Holyoke assistant, who from the first had agreed with me that here indeed was a writer of promise, a genius really, he, as I have said, at first despised her.
