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Chapter CXCVIII
Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_. The social soil is everywhere undermined, sometimes for good, sometimes for evil. These works are superposed one upon the other. There are superior mines and inferior mines. There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The social soil is everywhere undermined, sometimes for good, sometimes for evil.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “These works are superposed one upon the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The social soil is everywhere undermined, sometimes for good, sometimes for evil.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These works are superposed one upon the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “These works are superposed one upon the other.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
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From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are superior mines and inferior mines.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These works are superposed one upon the other.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The social soil is everywhere undermined, sometimes for good, sometimes for evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The social soil is everywhere undermined, sometimes for good, sometimes for evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The social soil is everywhere undermined, sometimes for good, sometimes for evil.
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From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The social soil is everywhere undermined, sometimes for good, sometimes for evil.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
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From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are superior mines and inferior mines.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
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From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are superior mines and inferior mines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading These works are superposed one upon the other.
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From this reading These works are superposed one upon the other.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The social soil is everywhere undermined, sometimes for good, sometimes for evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The social soil is everywhere undermined, sometimes for good, sometimes for evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The social soil is everywhere undermined, sometimes for good, sometimes for evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are superior mines and inferior mines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These works are superposed one upon the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The social soil is everywhere undermined, sometimes for good, sometimes for evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are superior mines and inferior mines.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These works are superposed one upon the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The social soil is everywhere undermined, sometimes for good, sometimes for evil.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading These works are superposed one upon the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Human societies all have what is called in theatrical parlance, _a third lower floor_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is a top and a bottom in this obscure sub-soil, which sometimes gives way beneath civilization, and which our indifference and heedlessness trample under foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These works are superposed one upon the other.
