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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 “So foul a sky clears not without a storm.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
anxiously
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
any
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From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
attitude
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From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
became
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belong
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
cause
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From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
change
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From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
clears
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From this reading “So foul a sky clears not without a storm.”
concern
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From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
conscious
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From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
don't
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From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
extraneous
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From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
finishing
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From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
following
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
foul
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From this reading “So foul a sky clears not without a storm.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
held
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From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
impending
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From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
inspiration
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From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
longer
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
mean
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From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
meditated
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
mentality
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From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
more
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From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
most
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
nature
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From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
Nostromo
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “So foul a sky clears not without a storm.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
novels
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
perhaps
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From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
period
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
phenomenon
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From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
publication
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
say
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From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
SHAKESPEARE
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
sky
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From this reading “So foul a sky clears not without a storm.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So foul a sky clears not without a storm.”
some
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From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
somehow
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From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
stories
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
storm
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From this reading “So foul a sky clears not without a storm.”
story
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From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
subtle
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From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
tasks
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From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
then
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From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
theories
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From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
there
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From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
Typhoon
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
volume
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
way
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From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE “_Nostromo_” is the most anxiously meditated of the longer novels which belong to the period following upon the publication of the “Typhoon” volume of short stories.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And perhaps there was never any change, except in that mysterious, extraneous thing which has nothing to do with the theories of art; a subtle change in the nature of the inspiration; a phenomenon for which I can not in any way be held responsible.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “So foul a sky clears not without a storm.”
world
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From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
write
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From this reading What, however, did cause me some concern was that after finishing the last story of the “Typhoon” volume it seemed somehow that there was nothing more in the world to write about.
writing
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From this reading I don’t mean to say that I became then conscious of any impending change in my mentality and in my attitude towards the tasks of my writing life.
