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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 Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
admit
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
all
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From this reading They possess all the necessary qualifications for such a splendid future and few of the drawbacks.
allowance
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
anathema
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
any
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
assertion
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
become
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
bold
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
Chinese
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From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
classified
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From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
collectively
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From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
dealings
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
decent
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
discovered
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
doubtless
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
drawbacks
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From this reading They possess all the necessary qualifications for such a splendid future and few of the drawbacks.
due
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
environment
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
few
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From this reading They possess all the necessary qualifications for such a splendid future and few of the drawbacks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
future
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From this reading They possess all the necessary qualifications for such a splendid future and few of the drawbacks.
generis
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From this reading Many virtues that are among us only inculcated by much laborious tuition are with the Chinese _sui generis_.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
head
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From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
hereditary
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
inculcated
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From this reading Many virtues that are among us only inculcated by much laborious tuition are with the Chinese _sui generis_.
individual
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
kinds
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
laborious
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From this reading Many virtues that are among us only inculcated by much laborious tuition are with the Chinese _sui generis_.
large
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
leadership
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
lines
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
made
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
many
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
men
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
Most
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
much
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From this reading Many virtues that are among us only inculcated by much laborious tuition are with the Chinese _sui generis_.
nation
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
necessary
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From this reading They possess all the necessary qualifications for such a splendid future and few of the drawbacks.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
only
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
peculiarities
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
people
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
personal
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
possess
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From this reading They possess all the necessary qualifications for such a splendid future and few of the drawbacks.
qualifications
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From this reading They possess all the necessary qualifications for such a splendid future and few of the drawbacks.
races
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From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
rate
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
real
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
really
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
Regarded
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From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
safely
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From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
splendid
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From this reading They possess all the necessary qualifications for such a splendid future and few of the drawbacks.
sprinkling
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
strange
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They possess all the necessary qualifications for such a splendid future and few of the drawbacks.
sui
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From this reading Many virtues that are among us only inculcated by much laborious tuition are with the Chinese _sui generis_.
taken
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
there
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
tiny
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
too
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
truly
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
tuition
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From this reading Many virtues that are among us only inculcated by much laborious tuition are with the Chinese _sui generis_.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
unpleasant
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From this reading Regarded collectively, the Chinese may safely be classified under the head of unpleasant races.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many virtues that are among us only inculcated by much laborious tuition are with the Chinese _sui generis_.
virtues
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From this reading Many virtues that are among us only inculcated by much laborious tuition are with the Chinese _sui generis_.
way
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
Western
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From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
Westerns
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
women
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From this reading Most people who have had personal dealings with them will doubtless admit that, while there are to be discovered among them a tiny sprinkling of really decent men and women, taken “by and large” they are, to Westerns at any rate, anathema.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, when due allowance is made for environment, and for hereditary peculiarities of many strange kinds--for which, of course, the individual is in no way responsible--it may not be too bold an assertion that the Chinese are a people who only need a little real leadership on Western lines to become a truly great nation.
