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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 Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
all
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
announcing
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
appeared
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From this reading Mrs. Plant’s revelation appeared temporarily to have numbed his brain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a disturbing reflection for one so blithely certain of himself as Roger.
away
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
began
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
blithely
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From this reading It was a disturbing reflection for one so blithely certain of himself as Roger.
brain
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From this reading Mrs. Plant’s revelation appeared temporarily to have numbed his brain.
certain
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From this reading It was a disturbing reflection for one so blithely certain of himself as Roger.
clear
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
connected
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
consciousness
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
consuming
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
crumbled
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
dazzlingly
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
detested
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
Disconcerted
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
disturbing
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From this reading It was a disturbing reflection for one so blithely certain of himself as Roger.
erected
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
first
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
founded
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Plant’s revelation appeared temporarily to have numbed his brain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a disturbing reflection for one so blithely certain of himself as Roger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
impending
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
imposing
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
impress
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
Jews
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
large
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
letter
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
lunch
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
minor
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
most
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Plant’s revelation appeared temporarily to have numbed his brain.
murdered
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
necessity
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
numbed
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From this reading Mrs. Plant’s revelation appeared temporarily to have numbed his brain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
part
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
Plant's
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From this reading Mrs. Plant’s revelation appeared temporarily to have numbed his brain.
plateful
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
power
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
prunes
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
pudding
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
reflection
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From this reading It was a disturbing reflection for one so blithely certain of himself as Roger.
remained
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
returned
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
revelation
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From this reading Mrs. Plant’s revelation appeared temporarily to have numbed his brain.
Roger
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
sand
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
sat
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
Sheringham
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a disturbing reflection for one so blithely certain of himself as Roger.
species
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
Stanworth
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
structure
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
suicide
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
tapioca
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
temporarily
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From this reading Mrs. Plant’s revelation appeared temporarily to have numbed his brain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
then
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
thing
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
things
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
thought
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
trance
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Disconcerted Roger sat through the first part of lunch in a species of minor trance.
two
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
whole
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
world
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From this reading It was not until the necessity for consuming a large plateful of prunes and tapioca pudding, the two things besides Jews that he detested most in the world, began to impress itself upon his consciousness, that the power of connected thought returned to him.
written
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From this reading The one thing which remained dazzlingly clear to him was that if Stanworth had written a letter announcing his impending suicide, then Stanworth could not after all have been murdered; and the whole imposing structure which he, Roger, had erected, crumbled away into the sand upon which it had been founded.
