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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 I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
America
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From this reading I look very eagerly and watchfully to America in many ways.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
avoids
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
breathless
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From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
British
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From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
brow
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
civilisation
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
Democracy
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
distance
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
down
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
eagerly
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From this reading I look very eagerly and watchfully to America in many ways.
earth
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From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
emphatically
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From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
empirical
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
event
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
followed
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
foresees
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
greatly
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From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
high
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
important
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From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I look very eagerly and watchfully to America in many ways.
influence
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From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
interest
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From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
legitimate
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From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
less
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I look very eagerly and watchfully to America in many ways.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
man
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
many
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From this reading I look very eagerly and watchfully to America in many ways.
material
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From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
modern
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
more
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
most
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From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
nation
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From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
national
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From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
offers
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
once
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
own
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
powerful
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From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
present
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
prides
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
purely
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
rather
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
read
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
redress
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
respectful
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
road
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
sentence
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
somewhat
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From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
soul
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
spectacle
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
things
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From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I look very eagerly and watchfully to America in many ways.
unpopular
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
use
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
very
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From this reading I look very eagerly and watchfully to America in many ways.
war
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From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
watchfully
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From this reading I look very eagerly and watchfully to America in many ways.
ways
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From this reading I look very eagerly and watchfully to America in many ways.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We British have a legitimate and somewhat breathless interest in the use she will make of her strength, and in the course of her national life, for this will greatly influence the course of our own.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading After the war she will be more emphatically than ever, in material things, the most important and powerful nation of the earth.
word
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
words
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From this reading For democracy read rather the words modern civilisation which prides itself on redress after the event, foresees nothing and avoids less; is purely empirical if one may use so high brow a word.
wrote
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From this reading I once wrote the unpopular sentence: “Democracy at present offers the spectacle of a man running down a road followed at a more and more respectful distance by his own soul.”
