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1895
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From this reading The novelist of 1895 and the novelist of 1915 are one and the same person.
1915
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From this reading The novelist of 1895 and the novelist of 1915 are one and the same person.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GEORGE MOORE Author of "Spring Days," "A Mummer's Wife" Etc.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The novelist of 1895 and the novelist of 1915 are one and the same person.
appear
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From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The novelist of 1895 and the novelist of 1915 are one and the same person.
Author
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From this reading GEORGE MOORE Author of "Spring Days," "A Mummer's Wife" Etc.
back
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From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
casual
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From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
Celibates
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From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
concerned
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From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
Days
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From this reading GEORGE MOORE Author of "Spring Days," "A Mummer's Wife" Etc.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
earlier
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From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
Etc
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From this reading GEORGE MOORE Author of "Spring Days," "A Mummer's Wife" Etc.
find
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From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE MOORE Author of "Spring Days," "A Mummer's Wife" Etc.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
how
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From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
humanity
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From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
interested
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From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
INTRODUCTION
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From this reading INTRODUCTION.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
Looking
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From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
MOORE
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From this reading GEORGE MOORE Author of "Spring Days," "A Mummer's Wife" Etc.
more
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From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
Mummer's
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From this reading GEORGE MOORE Author of "Spring Days," "A Mummer's Wife" Etc.
novelist
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From this reading The novelist of 1895 and the novelist of 1915 are one and the same person.
observer
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From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GEORGE MOORE Author of "Spring Days," "A Mummer's Wife" Etc.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The novelist of 1895 and the novelist of 1915 are one and the same person.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
person
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From this reading The novelist of 1895 and the novelist of 1915 are one and the same person.
published
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From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
really
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From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The novelist of 1895 and the novelist of 1915 are one and the same person.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
Spring
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From this reading GEORGE MOORE Author of "Spring Days," "A Mummer's Wife" Etc.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
to-day
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From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
twenty
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From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
Wife
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From this reading GEORGE MOORE Author of "Spring Days," "A Mummer's Wife" Etc.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
world
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From this reading Each is really interested in himself; each is more concerned with how the world and its humanity appear to him than how they appear to the casual observer or how they may be in themselves.
year
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From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
years
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From this reading Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day.
