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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 The general effect of a Utopian population is vigour.
abundance
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
admirably
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
aged
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From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
back
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From this reading This throws me back upon my private observations.
bald
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From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
beautifully-coloured
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
bent
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From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
century
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
clothes
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
consequence
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From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
crowd
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From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
dress
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
earth
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From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
effect
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From this reading The general effect of a Utopian population is vigour.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
fat
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From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
fifteenth
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
fit
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
general
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From this reading The general effect of a Utopian population is vigour.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
graceful
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
grey
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From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
health
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From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
invigorating
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From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The general effect of a Utopian population is vigour.
Italian
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
livelier
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From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This throws me back upon my private observations.
meets
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From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
more
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From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
most
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This throws me back upon my private observations.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
obese
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From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
observations
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From this reading This throws me back upon my private observations.
obviously
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From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The general effect of a Utopian population is vigour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
only
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From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
people
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From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
poorest
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
population
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From this reading The general effect of a Utopian population is vigour.
private
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From this reading This throws me back upon my private observations.
rarely
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From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
reminds
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
repair
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From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
seems
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From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
soft
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
stuffs
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The general effect of a Utopian population is vigour.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This throws me back upon my private observations.
throws
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From this reading This throws me back upon my private observations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
training
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From this reading Everyone one meets seems to be not only in good health but in training; one rarely meets fat people, bald people, or bent or grey.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This throws me back upon my private observations.
Utopian
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From this reading The general effect of a Utopian population is vigour.
varied
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
vigour
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From this reading The general effect of a Utopian population is vigour.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
whole
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From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
women
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From this reading The dress is varied and graceful; that of the women reminds one most of the Italian fifteenth century; they have an abundance of soft and beautifully-coloured stuffs, and the clothes, even of the poorest, fit admirably.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading People who would be obese or bent and obviously aged on earth are here in good repair, and as a consequence the whole effect of a crowd is livelier and more invigorating than on earth.
