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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 _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
Adventures
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
affairs
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
all
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
balancing
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
Balm
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
best
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
bright
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
calm
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From this reading His eyes were calm and fearless, his voice soft, his courtesy unimpeachable.
capacity
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
classic
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
comeliness
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
communication
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
contemplating
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
courtesy
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From this reading His eyes were calm and fearless, his voice soft, his courtesy unimpeachable.
Cushions
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From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
dabbed
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
desire
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
digestion
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
disposes
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
driving
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
excellent
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes were calm and fearless, his voice soft, his courtesy unimpeachable.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
fearless
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From this reading His eyes were calm and fearless, his voice soft, his courtesy unimpeachable.
Figure
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
flawless
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
Flood
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
Form
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
fresh
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
fuming
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
gave
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From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
GILEAD
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
graceful
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
Head
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
heart
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
height
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
indestructible
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
intelligence
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
interesting
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
Lady
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From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
level
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
Man
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
Monkey-Like
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
most
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
Mr
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
mundane
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
perfection
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
Pleasantry
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
PROLOGUE
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
proportions
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
put
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
reasonable
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
recommend
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
relative
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
Reply
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
representing
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
said
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
sat
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From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
scream
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From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
Seal-Like
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
Search
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
seen
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
shapely
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
shining
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
shivered
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From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
Sir
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From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
Soft
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
sputtering
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
Stars
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From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
stature
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
symmetry
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
ThempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
things
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
true
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
Truth
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
unimpeachable
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From this reading His eyes were calm and fearless, his voice soft, his courtesy unimpeachable.
vision
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From this reading He was fresh, fair, shapely, and of that graceful height which, as representing the classic perfection of symmetry, disposes the vision at the most reasonable level for contemplating the true stature of things, and their relative, mundane, proportions.
voice
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From this reading His eyes were calm and fearless, his voice soft, his courtesy unimpeachable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were calm and fearless, his voice soft, his courtesy unimpeachable.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
Window-sill
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From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _His Adventures in Search of the Truth_ “A Soft, Seal-Like Head was seen driving across the shining Flood,” “He dabbed at the Reply Form, fuming and sputtering,” “‘I desire to be put into communication with this,’” “‘This is a Pleasantry, Mr Balm,’ he said,” “A Little Monkey-Like Figure of a Man balancing on a Window-sill,”
world
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
Young
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From this reading “The Young Lady gave a scream which ‘shivered to the Stars,’” “‘Look, Sir,’ he said, ‘Them Cushions where She sat!’”
youth
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From this reading GILEAD BALM PROLOGUE Gilead Balm had most things to recommend him--youth, comeliness, a bright intelligence, an excellent heart, a flawless digestion; best of all, an indestructible capacity for interesting himself in the affairs of the world into which he was born.
