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From this reading ART 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
adolescencenounUS /ˌædəˈlesəns/
the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
From this reading BOOTH TARKINGTON Booth Tarkington is the glass of adolescence and the mold of Indiana.
in addition
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOOTH TARKINGTON Booth Tarkington is the glass of adolescence and the mold of Indiana.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading So Harkless appears as a mine of latent splendors.
ARTauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ART 1.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So Harkless appears as a mine of latent splendors.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
for the reason that
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
BOOTHnounUS /buːθ/
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
From this reading BOOTH TARKINGTON Booth Tarkington is the glass of adolescence and the mold of Indiana.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
driftsnounUS /drɪfts/
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
an act that fails
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
a man of refinement
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading BOOTH TARKINGTON Booth Tarkington is the glass of adolescence and the mold of Indiana.
Harkless
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From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
IndiananounUS /ˌɪndiˈænə/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading BOOTH TARKINGTON Booth Tarkington is the glass of adolescence and the mold of Indiana.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BOOTH TARKINGTON Booth Tarkington is the glass of adolescence and the mold of Indiana.
latentadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtənt/
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
From this reading So Harkless appears as a mine of latent splendors.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So Harkless appears as a mine of latent splendors.
moldnounUS /moʊld/
the distinctive form in which a thing is made
From this reading BOOTH TARKINGTON Booth Tarkington is the glass of adolescence and the mold of Indiana.
a form of address for a man
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BOOTH TARKINGTON Booth Tarkington is the glass of adolescence and the mold of Indiana.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
PrincetonnounUS /ˈprɪnstən/
a university town in central New Jersey
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Harkless appears as a mine of latent splendors.
splendors
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From this reading So Harkless appears as a mine of latent splendors.
stridenounUS /straɪd/
a step in walking or running
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
TARKINGTON
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From this reading BOOTH TARKINGTON Booth Tarkington is the glass of adolescence and the mold of Indiana.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOOTH TARKINGTON Booth Tarkington is the glass of adolescence and the mold of Indiana.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
the act of creating written works
From this reading But Mr. Tarkington, at the time of writing distant from Princeton by about the same number of years and also not yet famous, could not put up with failure in a hero.
a late time of life
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
but in spite of that
From this reading The hero of his earliest novel, Harkless in _The Gentleman from Indiana_, drifts through that narrative with a melancholy stride because he has been seven long years out of college and has not yet set the prairie on fire.
