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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 Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
abject
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
affairs
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From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
affixed
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
again
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His hold on Larry was subtle and far-reaching.
apart
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
beginning
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
came
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
certain
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From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
cheap
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
college
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
controlled
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From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
days
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
death
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
discovered
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
discussed
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From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
doctor's
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
drifted
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
end
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From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
far-reaching
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From this reading His hold on Larry was subtle and far-reaching.
fibre
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From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
flattery
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hold on Larry was subtle and far-reaching.
hold
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From this reading His hold on Larry was subtle and far-reaching.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
indirectly
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From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
keen-witted
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From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
lack
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From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
Larry
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From this reading His hold on Larry was subtle and far-reaching.
Larry's
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From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
like
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
Maclin
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From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
magnet
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
man
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
manipulated
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
moral
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From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
offered
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From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
often
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
old
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
older
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His hold on Larry was subtle and far-reaching.
possibility
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From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
private
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From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
properly
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From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
rarely
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From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
responding
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
Rivers
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
servitude
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
steel
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
subtle
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From this reading His hold on Larry was subtle and far-reaching.
superficial
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From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
talent
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From this reading Larry was not as keen-witted as Maclin, but he had a superficial cleverness; a lack of moral fibre and a certain talent that, properly controlled, offered no end of possibility.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
together
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
tricks
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His hold on Larry was subtle and far-reaching.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maclin rarely discussed Larry's private affairs with him, but he controlled them, nevertheless, indirectly.
young
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From this reading So Maclin affixed himself to young Rivers in the days before the doctor's death; he and Larry had often drifted apart but came together again like steel responding to the same magnet.
younger
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From this reading It had its beginning in the old college days when the older man discovered that the younger could be manipulated, by flattery and cheap tricks, into abject servitude.
