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WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader. The fellow must be made amusing, which he would not be in real life. In nine cases out of ten an exact reproduction of real life would prove tedious. Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction. The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.”
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “In nine cases out of ten an exact reproduction of real life would prove tedious.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fellow must be made amusing, which he would not be in real life.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The fellow must be made amusing, which he would not be in real life.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
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From this reading Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction.
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From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
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From this reading The fellow must be made amusing, which he would not be in real life.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In nine cases out of ten an exact reproduction of real life would prove tedious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The fellow must be made amusing, which he would not be in real life.
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From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
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From this reading In nine cases out of ten an exact reproduction of real life would prove tedious.
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From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading In nine cases out of ten an exact reproduction of real life would prove tedious.
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From this reading Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction.
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From this reading The fellow must be made amusing, which he would not be in real life.
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From this reading Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction.
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From this reading Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fellow must be made amusing, which he would not be in real life.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
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From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fellow must be made amusing, which he would not be in real life.
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From this reading The fellow must be made amusing, which he would not be in real life.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
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From this reading Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction.
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From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
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From this reading In nine cases out of ten an exact reproduction of real life would prove tedious.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction.
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From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
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From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In nine cases out of ten an exact reproduction of real life would prove tedious.
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From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
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From this reading In nine cases out of ten an exact reproduction of real life would prove tedious.
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From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
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From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
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From this reading In nine cases out of ten an exact reproduction of real life would prove tedious.
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From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
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From this reading The fellow must be made amusing, which he would not be in real life.
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From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In nine cases out of ten an exact reproduction of real life would prove tedious.
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From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
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From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
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From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
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From this reading In nine cases out of ten an exact reproduction of real life would prove tedious.
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From this reading In nine cases out of ten an exact reproduction of real life would prove tedious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction.
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From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
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From this reading Facts are not necessarily valuable, and frequently they add nothing to fiction.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN the novelist introduces a bore into his novel he must not let him bore the reader.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fellow must be made amusing, which he would not be in real life.
which person or people
From this reading The art of the realistic novelist sometimes seems akin to that of the Chinese tailor who perpetuated the old patch on the new trousers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The fellow must be made amusing, which he would not be in real life.
