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Alexander
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From this reading To please you, O Athenians! exclaimed Alexander.
allows
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
Athenians
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From this reading To please you, O Athenians! exclaimed Alexander.
awakes
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
bursts
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
city
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From this reading No city has had that domination which sometimes derides those whom it subjugates.
company
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
derides
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From this reading No city has had that domination which sometimes derides those whom it subjugates.
domination
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From this reading No city has had that domination which sometimes derides those whom it subjugates.
exclaimed
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From this reading To please you, O Athenians! exclaimed Alexander.
eyes
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
face
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
fashion
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, it makes the fashion; Paris sets more than the fashion, it sets the routine.
fit
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No city has had that domination which sometimes derides those whom it subjugates.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No city has had that domination which sometimes derides those whom it subjugates.
How
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
human
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no limit to Paris.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No city has had that domination which sometimes derides those whom it subjugates.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
laughing
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
law
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, it makes the fashion; Paris sets more than the fashion, it sets the routine.
limit
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From this reading There is no limit to Paris.
luxury
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
makes
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, it makes the fashion; Paris sets more than the fashion, it sets the routine.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
more
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, it makes the fashion; Paris sets more than the fashion, it sets the routine.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no limit to Paris.
O
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From this reading To please you, O Athenians! exclaimed Alexander.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
out
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
Paris
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From this reading There is no limit to Paris.
please
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From this reading To please you, O Athenians! exclaimed Alexander.
race
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
routine
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, it makes the fashion; Paris sets more than the fashion, it sets the routine.
rubs
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
says
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
sees
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
sets
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, it makes the fashion; Paris sets more than the fashion, it sets the routine.
sometimes
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From this reading No city has had that domination which sometimes derides those whom it subjugates.
stupid
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
subjugates
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From this reading No city has had that domination which sometimes derides those whom it subjugates.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, it makes the fashion; Paris sets more than the fashion, it sets the routine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No city has had that domination which sometimes derides those whom it subjugates.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, it makes the fashion; Paris sets more than the fashion, it sets the routine.
then
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
There
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From this reading There is no limit to Paris.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading No city has had that domination which sometimes derides those whom it subjugates.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no limit to Paris.
universe
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From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No city has had that domination which sometimes derides those whom it subjugates.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No city has had that domination which sometimes derides those whom it subjugates.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Paris may be stupid, if it sees fit; it sometimes allows itself this luxury; then the universe is stupid in company with it; then Paris awakes, rubs its eyes, says: “How stupid I am!” and bursts out laughing in the face of the human race.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To please you, O Athenians! exclaimed Alexander.
