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Chapter VI
I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts. Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites. When he found good stuff he accepted it. But he didn't go back-slapping and printing bad verses by pretty women. He had had great temptations, but he never let his desires interfere with his intellectual judgment.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he found good stuff he accepted it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he found good stuff he accepted it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had had great temptations, but he never let his desires interfere with his intellectual judgment.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He had had great temptations, but he never let his desires interfere with his intellectual judgment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.”
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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 said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
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From this reading When he found good stuff he accepted it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
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From this reading But he didn't go back-slapping and printing bad verses by pretty women.
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From this reading But he didn't go back-slapping and printing bad verses by pretty women.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he didn't go back-slapping and printing bad verses by pretty women.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
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From this reading He had had great temptations, but he never let his desires interfere with his intellectual judgment.
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From this reading But he didn't go back-slapping and printing bad verses by pretty women.
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From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
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From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
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From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
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From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he found good stuff he accepted it.
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From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
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From this reading But he didn't go back-slapping and printing bad verses by pretty women.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he found good stuff he accepted it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had great temptations, but he never let his desires interfere with his intellectual judgment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had had great temptations, but he never let his desires interfere with his intellectual judgment.
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From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
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From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
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From this reading He had had great temptations, but he never let his desires interfere with his intellectual judgment.
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From this reading He had had great temptations, but he never let his desires interfere with his intellectual judgment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
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From this reading He had had great temptations, but he never let his desires interfere with his intellectual judgment.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had had great temptations, but he never let his desires interfere with his intellectual judgment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he didn't go back-slapping and printing bad verses by pretty women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he didn't go back-slapping and printing bad verses by pretty women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
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From this reading When he found good stuff he accepted it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had had great temptations, but he never let his desires interfere with his intellectual judgment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harris said that it took a genius like himself to discover geniuses, and that as an editor, he never played favorites.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he didn't go back-slapping and printing bad verses by pretty women.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said I thought it was a marvelous thing, something like second-sight, for a man to pick a genius by his first inadequate efforts.
at the time that
From this reading When he found good stuff he accepted it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had had great temptations, but he never let his desires interfere with his intellectual judgment.
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From this reading But he didn't go back-slapping and printing bad verses by pretty women.
