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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 How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
absolute
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
all
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
answer
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From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
artistic
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From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
become
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
boy
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
changeable
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From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
Churchill
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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
Cicolari
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
clay
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
Colin
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
consent
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
days
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
difference
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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
dissatisfied
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
enamoured
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
evenings
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
Exeter
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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
fact
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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
familiar
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
fancy
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From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
get
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
gladly
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
going
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From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
hard
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
How
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
human
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From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
idea
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From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
immediately
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From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
instead
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
intellect
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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
intractability
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
irresponsive
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
kneaded
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
known
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
lake
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
learning
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From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
less
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From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
made
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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
many
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
marble
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
material
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
months
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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
mood
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From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
more
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
mud
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
native
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From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
now
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From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
once
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
opinions
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From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
other
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From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
own
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
personality
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From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
plastic
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
plasticity
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
potential
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
restless
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From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
school
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From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
see
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
spent
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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
stupid
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
talked
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
ten
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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
twelve
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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
unfolding
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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
university
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From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
vast
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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.
views
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From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
walnut
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
watched
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
Why
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From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
wood
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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.
Wootton
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
work
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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?
workmen
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From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.
