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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 However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But this was an experiment not so easy to make.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
Angelica
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
apprenticenounUS /əˈprɛntɪs/
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
became
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From this reading Mike and his friends therefore became more and more eager for him to try his talents on the great stage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
book
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
bring
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
busily
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was an experiment not so easy to make.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
chief
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
Club
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
considerable
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
Dramatic
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
due
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
eager
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From this reading Mike and his friends therefore became more and more eager for him to try his talents on the great stage.
easy
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From this reading But this was an experiment not so easy to make.
engaged
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
experiment
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From this reading But this was an experiment not so easy to make.
fighting
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
finding
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mike and his friends therefore became more and more eager for him to try his talents on the great stage.
former
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
fortunes
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
friends
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From this reading Mike and his friends therefore became more and more eager for him to try his talents on the great stage.
given
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
go
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mike and his friends therefore became more and more eager for him to try his talents on the great stage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
Henry
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
hope
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
idle
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
market
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
members
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
Mike
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From this reading Mike and his friends therefore became more and more eager for him to try his talents on the great stage.
MIKE'S
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
more
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
MOVE
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
obscurity
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mike and his friends therefore became more and more eager for him to try his talents on the great stage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
parts
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
performances
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
pieman's
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
played
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
printing
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
publisher
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
reasonable
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
recognition
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
remain
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But this was an experiment not so easy to make.
Sothern
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
stage
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From this reading Mike and his friends therefore became more and more eager for him to try his talents on the great stage.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
success
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
talents
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From this reading Mike and his friends therefore became more and more eager for him to try his talents on the great stage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Mike and his friends therefore became more and more eager for him to try his talents on the great stage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was an experiment not so easy to make.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
try
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From this reading Mike and his friends therefore became more and more eager for him to try his talents on the great stage.
TURN
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
two
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
unappreciated
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
unknown
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this was an experiment not so easy to make.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
winning
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meanwhile, the Sothern Dramatic Club had given two more performances, in which his parts had been considerable, and been played by him with such success as to make the former pieman's apprentice one of the chief members of the club.
won
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
write
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
writer
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
writing
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From this reading MIKE'S TURN TO MOVE While Henry had been busily engaged in winning Angelica and writing and printing his little book, Mike's fortunes had not been idle.
writings
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
years
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From this reading However unknown a writer may be, he can still at least write his book in his obscurity, and, when done, bring it to market, with a reasonable hope of its finding a publisher; moreover, though he may remain for years unappreciated, his writings still go on fighting for him till his due recognition is won.
