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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 ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
alley
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
appreciating
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From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
atmosphere
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
away
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
blind
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
blown
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
Brendon
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
certainty
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From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
close
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From this reading From Paignton on the following morning he proceeded to Plymouth and directed a strenuous and close inquiry.
coming
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
conscious
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
dimly
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
directed
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From this reading From Paignton on the following morning he proceeded to Plymouth and directed a strenuous and close inquiry.
doing
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From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
England
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From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
enough
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From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
error
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
false
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
following
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From this reading From Paignton on the following morning he proceeded to Plymouth and directed a strenuous and close inquiry.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Paignton on the following morning he proceeded to Plymouth and directed a strenuous and close inquiry.
fundamental
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
futility
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From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
genius
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
go
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From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
greater
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
groping
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
ground
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From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
impressed
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
inquiry
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
judged
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From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
knew
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From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
late
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From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
launched
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
leading
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
lived
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From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
longer
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From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
Mark
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
missed
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Paignton on the following morning he proceeded to Plymouth and directed a strenuous and close inquiry.
moved
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From Paignton on the following morning he proceeded to Plymouth and directed a strenuous and close inquiry.
only
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
own
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
Paignton
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From this reading From Paignton on the following morning he proceeded to Plymouth and directed a strenuous and close inquiry.
path
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
Plymouth
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From this reading From Paignton on the following morning he proceeded to Plymouth and directed a strenuous and close inquiry.
Princetown
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From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
probably
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From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
proceeded
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From this reading From Paignton on the following morning he proceeded to Plymouth and directed a strenuous and close inquiry.
reality
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
REDMAYNE
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
road
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
ROBERT
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
SEEN
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
sense
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
some
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
stage
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
strenuous
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From this reading From Paignton on the following morning he proceeded to Plymouth and directed a strenuous and close inquiry.
stronger
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Paignton on the following morning he proceeded to Plymouth and directed a strenuous and close inquiry.
too
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From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
unreality
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN A sense of unreality impressed itself upon Mark Brendon after this stage in his inquiry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
well
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From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Next he returned to Princetown, that he might go over the ground again, even while appreciating the futility of so doing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he knew well enough that he was probably too late and judged with certainty that if Robert Redmayne still lived, he would no longer be in England.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
wrong
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From this reading A time was coming when the false atmosphere in which he moved would be blown away by a stronger mind and a greater genius than his own; but already he found himself dimly conscious that some fundamental error had launched him along the wrong road--that he was groping in a blind alley and had missed the only path leading toward reality.
