aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
acclaimverbUS /əˈkleɪm/
praise vociferously
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
at or in the front
From this reading But Aubrey had gone ahead and remained an author.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But Aubrey had gone ahead and remained an author.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Aubrey had gone ahead and remained an author.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
Aubrey
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From this reading But Aubrey had gone ahead and remained an author.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading But Aubrey had gone ahead and remained an author.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the inspiration had not been sufficiently strong to handicap him.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
bitingadjectiveUS /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
capable of wounding
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Aubrey had gone ahead and remained an author.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading This thing had confused Aubrey.
emergingadjectiveUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒɪŋ/
coming to maturity
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But Aubrey had gone ahead and remained an author.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Aubrey had gone ahead and remained an author.
handicapnounUS /ˈhændikæp/
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
From this reading But the inspiration had not been sufficiently strong to handicap him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the inspiration had not been sufficiently strong to handicap him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
inspirationnounUS /ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən/
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading But the inspiration had not been sufficiently strong to handicap him.
inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
malicenounUS /ˈmæləs/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
maliciouslyadverbUS /məˈlɪʃɪsli/
with malice; in a malicious manner
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the inspiration had not been sufficiently strong to handicap him.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
on the contrary
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But Aubrey had gone ahead and remained an author.
sensedadjectiveUS /senst/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
sophomoric
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From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading But the inspiration had not been sufficiently strong to handicap him.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading But the inspiration had not been sufficiently strong to handicap him.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
a special situation
From this reading This thing had confused Aubrey.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This thing had confused Aubrey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the inspiration had not been sufficiently strong to handicap him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
hard to endure
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
at the time that
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
which person or people
From this reading When success had come and his name was emerging, the people who knew him and who had talked maliciously about his trying to be an author, were the first to acclaim him.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.
