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aesthetic
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From this reading As to their aesthetic merit I will not say anything, for I have not looked at either of the books for thirty years.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They were Paul Ferroll, 'Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife,' and 'Day after Day.'
all
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From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading As to their aesthetic merit I will not say anything, for I have not looked at either of the books for thirty years.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
Charles
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first two were, of course, related to each other, and they were all three full of unwholesome force.
Day
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From this reading They were Paul Ferroll, 'Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife,' and 'Day after Day.'
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The first two were, of course, related to each other, and they were all three full of unwholesome force.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading As to their aesthetic merit I will not say anything, for I have not looked at either of the books for thirty years.
Ferroll
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From this reading They were Paul Ferroll, 'Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife,' and 'Day after Day.'
fiction
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From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first two were, of course, related to each other, and they were all three full of unwholesome force.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As to their aesthetic merit I will not say anything, for I have not looked at either of the books for thirty years.
force
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From this reading The first two were, of course, related to each other, and they were all three full of unwholesome force.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
full
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From this reading The first two were, of course, related to each other, and they were all three full of unwholesome force.
got
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As to their aesthetic merit I will not say anything, for I have not looked at either of the books for thirty years.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
hold
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
impressed
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From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
Killed
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From this reading They were Paul Ferroll, 'Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife,' and 'Day after Day.'
Kingsley
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
knew
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From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
lapses
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to their aesthetic merit I will not say anything, for I have not looked at either of the books for thirty years.
material
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
merit
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From this reading As to their aesthetic merit I will not say anything, for I have not looked at either of the books for thirty years.
minor
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From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
much
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From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As to their aesthetic merit I will not say anything, for I have not looked at either of the books for thirty years.
novels
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
other
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
Paul
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From this reading They were Paul Ferroll, 'Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife,' and 'Day after Day.'
read
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
Readeish
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
related
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From this reading The first two were, of course, related to each other, and they were all three full of unwholesome force.
relish
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
reviews
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From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
say
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From this reading As to their aesthetic merit I will not say anything, for I have not looked at either of the books for thirty years.
sensibility
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
some
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
somewhat
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From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
then
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From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were Paul Ferroll, 'Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife,' and 'Day after Day.'
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
thirty
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From this reading As to their aesthetic merit I will not say anything, for I have not looked at either of the books for thirty years.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
three
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From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
two
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From this reading The first two were, of course, related to each other, and they were all three full of unwholesome force.
unwholesome
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From this reading The first two were, of course, related to each other, and they were all three full of unwholesome force.
vogue
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From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were Paul Ferroll, 'Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife,' and 'Day after Day.'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But of all the minor fiction that I read at this time none impressed me so much as three books which had then already had their vogue, and which I knew somewhat from reviews.
Why
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From this reading They were Paul Ferroll, 'Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife,' and 'Day after Day.'
Wife
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From this reading They were Paul Ferroll, 'Why Paul Ferroll Killed His Wife,' and 'Day after Day.'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As to their aesthetic merit I will not say anything, for I have not looked at either of the books for thirty years.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
years
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From this reading As to their aesthetic merit I will not say anything, for I have not looked at either of the books for thirty years.
Yeast
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From this reading I got hold of Kingsley, and read 'Yeast,' and I think some other novels of his, with great relish, and without sensibility to his Charles Readeish lapses from his art into the material of his art.
