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act
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From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
alike
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
all
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
also
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From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
apt
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
astonish
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
attempts
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From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
baffled
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From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
BANQUET
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From this reading THE BANQUET OF FAMINE.
beforehand
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From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
characters
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
circumstance
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From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
conduct
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From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
contradictions
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From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
daily
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
disappoint
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
effect
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
endeavouring
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
erroneous
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
estimate
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From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
event
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From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
events
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
exceed
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
expectations
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
FAMINE
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From this reading THE BANQUET OF FAMINE.
favourite
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
foretell
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
form
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From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
frequently
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
friend
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
happen
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From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
hero
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
historic
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
influence
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From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
intercourse
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
light
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From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
living
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From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
men
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
more
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From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
most
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BANQUET OF FAMINE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
only
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From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
others
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From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
outward
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
own
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From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
page
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
perhaps
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
previous
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From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
progress
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
prophecies
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
social
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
studies
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From this reading The friend of our daily social intercourse, in the progress of life, and the favourite hero of our historic studies, in the progress of the page, astonish, exceed, or disappoint our expectations alike.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In no form of our anticipations are we more frequently baffled than in such attempts to estimate beforehand the influence of circumstance over conduct, not only in others, but also even in ourselves.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BANQUET OF FAMINE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
venture
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From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
view
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From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of all prophecies, none are, perhaps, so frequently erroneous as those on which we are most apt to venture in endeavouring to foretell the effect of outward events on the characters of men.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let the event but happen, and men, whom we view by the light of our previous observation of them, act under it as the living contradictions of their own characters.
