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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 After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
all
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
astonishing
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
average
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From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
blank
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
book
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From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
calculation
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From this reading Yet the calculation gave him a faint-hearted encouragement.
came
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
completed
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From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
day
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
days
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From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
Edwin
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
encouragement
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From this reading Yet the calculation gave him a faint-hearted encouragement.
eternity
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From this reading Forty-five days; an eternity in the looking forward.
faint-hearted
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From this reading Yet the calculation gave him a faint-hearted encouragement.
fifteen
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From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
forty-five
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From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forty-five days; an eternity in the looking forward.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
four
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From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
four-and-twenty
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
frequency
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
gave
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From this reading Yet the calculation gave him a faint-hearted encouragement.
habitually
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
hand
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet the calculation gave him a faint-hearted encouragement.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
hours
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
kind
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
large
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
looking
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From this reading Forty-five days; an eternity in the looking forward.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
matters
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
more
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
off
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
once
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
pages
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
paper
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
passable
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
prevails
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
quantum
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
Reardon
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regularly
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
represent
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
sixty
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
slips
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
small
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
spacing
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
stipulated
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
system
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
thanks
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
there
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
three-hundred-page
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
ticking
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
type
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
used
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
very
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
volume
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
wide
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
work
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From this reading After all, there came a day when Edwin Reardon found himself regularly at work once more, ticking off his stipulated quantum of manuscript each four-and-twenty hours.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
write
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From this reading On an average he could write four such slips a day; so here we have fifteen days for the volume, and forty-five for the completed book.
written
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
wrote
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From this reading He wrote a very small hand; sixty written slips of the kind of paper he habitually used would represent--thanks to the astonishing system which prevails in such matters: large type, wide spacing, frequency of blank pages--a passable three-hundred-page volume.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the calculation gave him a faint-hearted encouragement.
