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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 ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
admirers
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From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
ALBERT
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From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
all
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From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
American
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From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
artistic
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From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
attractive
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From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
become
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
beings
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
brilliant
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From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
characters
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
contain
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From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
continue
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From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
deal
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From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
depicts
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From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
dramatic
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
elements
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From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
far
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From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
fire
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
full
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
Gifted
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
head
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From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
human
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
instinct
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
just
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
keep
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From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
living
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
loving
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
makes
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From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
millions
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From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
moving
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
MR
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From this reading MR.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
novelists
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From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
novels
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From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
number
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From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
passion
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
Primarily
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From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
real
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From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
ROSS
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From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
sex-problem
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From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
sold
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From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
stories
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From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
successful
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From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gifted with a fine dramatic instinct, his characters become living, moving human beings full of the fire and passion of loving just as they are in real life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
touch
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From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
unduly
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From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
vice
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From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading His stories contain all the elements that will continue to keep him at the head of American novelists in the number of his admirers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Primarily his novels deal with the sex-problem, but he depicts vice with an artistic touch and never makes it unduly attractive.
wonderfully
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From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
writer
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From this reading ALBERT ROSS is a brilliant and wonderfully successful writer whose books have sold far into the millions.
