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1601
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
abused
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From this reading Mark impishly and anonymously--submitted 1601; and that same editor, a praiser of Rabelais, scathingly abused it and the sender.
all
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
American
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
anonymously
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From this reading Mark impishly and anonymously--submitted 1601; and that same editor, a praiser of Rabelais, scathingly abused it and the sender.
any
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
apostrophized
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From this reading Later, when a magazine editor apostrophized, “O that we had a Rabelais!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
bad
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
blasting
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
BornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
boy
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
Clemens
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
collection
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
contemporary
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
contempt
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
conventional
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
Conversation
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
dared
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
delight
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
editor
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From this reading Later, when a magazine editor apostrophized, “O that we had a Rabelais!”
episode
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
expression
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
F
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
Fireside
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
fun
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
genteel
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Later, when a magazine editor apostrophized, “O that we had a Rabelais!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
heard
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
Holograph
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
hoping
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
huge
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
hypocrisy
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
idiocies
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
impishly
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From this reading Mark impishly and anonymously--submitted 1601; and that same editor, a praiser of Rabelais, scathingly abused it and the sender.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
irreverences
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
irreverent
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
J
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
just
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
known
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
L
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
language
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
Later
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From this reading Later, when a magazine editor apostrophized, “O that we had a Rabelais!”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
like
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
literature
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
magazine
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From this reading Later, when a magazine editor apostrophized, “O that we had a Rabelais!”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
many
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
Mark
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
Meine
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
O
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From this reading Later, when a magazine editor apostrophized, “O that we had a Rabelais!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
other
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
others
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
overstuffed
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
pad
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
people
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
praiser
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From this reading Mark impishly and anonymously--submitted 1601; and that same editor, a praiser of Rabelais, scathingly abused it and the sender.
Rabelais
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From this reading Later, when a magazine editor apostrophized, “O that we had a Rabelais!”
remain
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
revealed
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
reveals
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
reverent
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
richest
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mark impishly and anonymously--submitted 1601; and that same editor, a praiser of Rabelais, scathingly abused it and the sender.
Samuel
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From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
scathingly
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From this reading Mark impishly and anonymously--submitted 1601; and that same editor, a praiser of Rabelais, scathingly abused it and the sender.
scratch
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
scrawled
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
sender
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From this reading Mark impishly and anonymously--submitted 1601; and that same editor, a praiser of Rabelais, scathingly abused it and the sender.
shams
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From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
Social
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading --[Holograph manuscript of Samuel L. Clemens, in the collection of the F. J. Meine] Mark Twain was just as irreverent as he dared be, and 1601 reveals his richest expression of sovereign contempt for overstuffed language, genteel literature, and conventional idiocies.
submitted
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From this reading Mark impishly and anonymously--submitted 1601; and that same editor, a praiser of Rabelais, scathingly abused it and the sender.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Later, when a magazine editor apostrophized, “O that we had a Rabelais!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
there
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this episode, as in many others, Mark Twain, the “bad boy” of American literature, revealed his huge delight in blasting the shams of contemporary hypocrisy.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
Tudors
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
Twain
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From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Later, when a magazine editor apostrophized, “O that we had a Rabelais!”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Later, when a magazine editor apostrophized, “O that we had a Rabelais!”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors “Born irreverent,” scrawled Mark Twain on a scratch pad, “--like all other people I have ever known or heard of--I am hoping to remain so while there are any reverent irreverences left to make fun of.”
