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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 WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
actual
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
all
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
best
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
brick
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
bricks
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
CHOOSING
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
clay
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
combine
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
compared
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
composite
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
comprehend
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
conclusions
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
definitely
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
difference
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
experienced
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
flash
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
form
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
formed
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
former
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
forms
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
general
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
glance
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
going
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half-purposes
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
how
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
human
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
humor
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
hundreds
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
ideas
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
identically
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
impossible
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
impression
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
just
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
knows
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
lies
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
making
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
material
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
miniature
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
minute
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
mis-spoken
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
MONOLOGUE
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
novice
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
only
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
particularly
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
passes
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
pencil
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
phrases
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
picture
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
points
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
precede
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
precise
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
preparing
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
processes
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
purposes
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
ready
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
say
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
seems
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
sentences
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
simple
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
singleness
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
some
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
sounds
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
spoken
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
startling
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
striking
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
stroke
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
subject
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
surprising
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
taken
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
takes
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
THEME
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
together
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
treat
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
True
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
turns
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
twisting
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
unerringly
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
unhesitating
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From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
untrained
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
up
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
usually
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
various
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading True as this is of writing in general, it seems to me particularly true of writing the monologue, for the monologue is one of those precise forms of the art of writing that may best be compared to the miniature, where every stroke must be true and unhesitating and where all combine unerringly to form the composite whole.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
whole
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From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not only does the former know what his subject is, but he usually knows how he is going to treat it, and even some striking phrases and turns of sentences are ready in his mind, together with the hundreds of minute points which, taken together, make up the singleness of impression of the whole.
words
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
work
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From this reading But just as it is impossible for the human mind--untrained, let us say, in the art of making bricks--to picture at a glance the various processes through which the clay passes before it takes brick form, so it is identically as impossible for the mind of the novice to comprehend in a flash the various purposes and half-purposes that precede the actual work of writing anything.
working
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From this reading In preparing monologue material the writer usually is working in the _sounds_ of spoken--and mis-spoken--words, and the humor that lies in the twisting of ideas into surprising conclusions.
write
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
writer
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
WRITING
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From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading WRITING THE MONOLOGUE I. CHOOSING A THEME Before an experienced writer takes up his pencil he has formed definitely in his mind just what he is going to write about--that is the simple yet startling difference between the experienced writer and the novice.
