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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 But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That afternoon developed Wilbrow suddenly into a mild-mannered, semi-apologetic, and humorous tyrant.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
away
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From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But succeeding rehearsals--beginning with the second--corrected this misapprehension.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
comprehension
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From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
corrected
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From this reading But succeeding rehearsals--beginning with the second--corrected this misapprehension.
depressing
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From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
desire
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
determination
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From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
developed
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From this reading That afternoon developed Wilbrow suddenly into a mild-mannered, semi-apologetic, and humorous tyrant.
development
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From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
discovered
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From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
engaged
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From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
formless
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From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
get
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From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
hour
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
humorous
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From this reading That afternoon developed Wilbrow suddenly into a mild-mannered, semi-apologetic, and humorous tyrant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
incoherent
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From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
indicated
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
individual
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From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That afternoon developed Wilbrow suddenly into a mild-mannered, semi-apologetic, and humorous tyrant.
invincible
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From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
lifted
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
lost
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
mild-mannered
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From this reading That afternoon developed Wilbrow suddenly into a mild-mannered, semi-apologetic, and humorous tyrant.
misapprehension
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From this reading But succeeding rehearsals--beginning with the second--corrected this misapprehension.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
patience
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
patiently
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
play
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From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
rehearsals
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From this reading But succeeding rehearsals--beginning with the second--corrected this misapprehension.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
satisfying
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
second
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From this reading But succeeding rehearsals--beginning with the second--corrected this misapprehension.
semi-apologetic
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From this reading That afternoon developed Wilbrow suddenly into a mild-mannered, semi-apologetic, and humorous tyrant.
sense
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From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
sometimes
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
subject
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
succeeded
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
succeeding
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From this reading But succeeding rehearsals--beginning with the second--corrected this misapprehension.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That afternoon developed Wilbrow suddenly into a mild-mannered, semi-apologetic, and humorous tyrant.
swore
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
temper
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon developed Wilbrow suddenly into a mild-mannered, semi-apologetic, and humorous tyrant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But succeeding rehearsals--beginning with the second--corrected this misapprehension.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But succeeding rehearsals--beginning with the second--corrected this misapprehension.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
tyrant
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From this reading That afternoon developed Wilbrow suddenly into a mild-mannered, semi-apologetic, and humorous tyrant.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
voice
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He discovered an individual comprehension of what was required for the right development of the play, and an invincible determination to get it.
Wilbrow
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From this reading That afternoon developed Wilbrow suddenly into a mild-mannered, semi-apologetic, and humorous tyrant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she took away with her a depressing sense of having engaged in something formless and incoherent.
wrought
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From this reading He never lost either temper or patience, neither swore nor lifted his voice; but having indicated his desire, wrought patiently with its subject, sometimes for as long as an hour, until he had succeeded in satisfying it.
