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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 The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that, he extended a foot and meditatively rubbed Duke's back with the side of his shoe.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
author
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
back
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Creation, with Penrod, did not leap, full-armed, from the brain; but finally he began to produce.
blank
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
brain
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From this reading Creation, with Penrod, did not leap, full-armed, from the brain; but finally he began to produce.
broodingly
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From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Creation, with Penrod, did not leap, full-armed, from the brain; but finally he began to produce.
came
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CHAPITER
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From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
cigarettes
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
comfortably
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Creation
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From this reading Creation, with Penrod, did not leap, full-armed, from the brain; but finally he began to produce.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Creation, with Penrod, did not leap, full-armed, from the brain; but finally he began to produce.
Duke's
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From this reading After that, he extended a foot and meditatively rubbed Duke's back with the side of his shoe.
earnestly
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
elevated
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embryos
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From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
etc
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extended
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From this reading After that, he extended a foot and meditatively rubbed Duke's back with the side of his shoe.
eyes
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From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
faster
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
fevered
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
finally
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From this reading Creation, with Penrod, did not leap, full-armed, from the brain; but finally he began to produce.
fire
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that, he extended a foot and meditatively rubbed Duke's back with the side of his shoe.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
full-armed
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From this reading Creation, with Penrod, did not leap, full-armed, from the brain; but finally he began to produce.
gathering
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
growing
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
Harold
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
hayseed
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
increasing
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inward
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From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
just
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
knees
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
knife
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From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
lamp
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
lantern
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
leap
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From this reading Creation, with Penrod, did not leap, full-armed, from the brain; but finally he began to produce.
lit
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
literature
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made
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
meditatively
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From this reading After that, he extended a foot and meditatively rubbed Duke's back with the side of his shoe.
momentum
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
more
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Creation, with Penrod, did not leap, full-armed, from the brain; but finally he began to produce.
note-book
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
page
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
pencil
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From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
Penrod
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From this reading Creation, with Penrod, did not leap, full-armed, from the brain; but finally he began to produce.
pocket
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From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
produce
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From this reading Creation, with Penrod, did not leap, full-armed, from the brain; but finally he began to produce.
Ramorez
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
real
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
rubbed
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From this reading After that, he extended a foot and meditatively rubbed Duke's back with the side of his shoe.
seated
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
sharpened
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From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
shoe
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From this reading After that, he extended a foot and meditatively rubbed Duke's back with the side of his shoe.
shoulder
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
side
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From this reading After that, he extended a foot and meditatively rubbed Duke's back with the side of his shoe.
SIXTHnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
slowly
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
sped
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that, he extended a foot and meditatively rubbed Duke's back with the side of his shoe.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
then
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
true
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
turned
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
very
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From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
vision
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From this reading “CHAPITER THE SIXTH” He took a knife from his pocket, and, broodingly, his eyes upon the inward embryos of vision, sharpened his pencil.
wall
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He wrote very slowly at first, and then with increasing rapidity; faster and faster, gathering momentum and growing more and more fevered as he sped, till at last the true fire came, without which no lamp of real literature may be made to burn.
wrote
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From this reading The author of “Harold Ramorez,” etc., lit one of the hayseed cigarettes, seated himself comfortably, with his back against the wall and his right shoulder just under the lantern, elevated his knees to support the note-book, turned to a blank page, and wrote, slowly and earnestly:
