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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 And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
accumulated
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
Almayer's
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
Australia
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
board
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
bore
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From this reading “Would it bore you very much in reading a MS. in a handwriting like mine?”
bound
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
Cambridge
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
certain
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clearer
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
Congo
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From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
conviction
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From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
dark
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
deep-set
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
documentary
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
enough
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
episodes
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
existence
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
eyes
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
face
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
far
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From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
fellow-men's
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
FollynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
forget
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
form
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
gains
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From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
greatest
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
handwriting
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From this reading “Would it bore you very much in reading a MS. in a handwriting like mine?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
health
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
helpful
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From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
history
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
imagined
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
infinitely
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From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
ingratitude
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
knowledge
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From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
like
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From this reading “Would it bore you very much in reading a MS. in a handwriting like mine?”
man
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Would it bore you very much in reading a MS. in a handwriting like mine?”
moment
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From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
MS
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From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
much
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From this reading “Would it bore you very much in reading a MS. in a handwriting like mine?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
Novalis
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From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
novel
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
out
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From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
outward
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
passenger
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
pride
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
puts
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
rapids
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From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
reader
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
reading
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From this reading “Would it bore you very much in reading a MS. in a handwriting like mine?”
reality
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
sallow
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
says
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From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
sea
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From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
selected
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
shame
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
soul
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From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
strong
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
sunken
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
Torrens
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
verisimilitude
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From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
very
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Providence which saved my MS. from the Congo rapids brought it to the knowledge of a helpful soul far out on the open sea.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And what is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow-men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer than reality and whose accumulated verisimilitude of selected episodes puts to shame the pride of documentary history.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What is it that Novalis says: “It is certain my conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would it bore you very much in reading a MS. in a handwriting like mine?”
young
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From this reading It would be on my part the greatest ingratitude ever to forget the sallow, sunken face and the deep-set, dark eyes of the young Cambridge man (he was a “passenger for his health” on board the good ship Torrens outward bound to Australia) who was the first reader of “Almayer's Folly”--the very first reader I ever had.
