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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 Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
actually
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
ago
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
Angels
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
any
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
Appleton
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
artist
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
Author
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
basis
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
Benjamin
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From this reading Other references by the way were the bird with the Berkeleyan philosophy, and the novels of Mr. Benjamin Swift.
Berkeleyan
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From this reading Other references by the way were the bird with the Berkeleyan philosophy, and the novels of Mr. Benjamin Swift.
better
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From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
bird
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From this reading Other references by the way were the bird with the Berkeleyan philosophy, and the novels of Mr. Benjamin Swift.
book
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Other references by the way were the bird with the Berkeleyan philosophy, and the novels of Mr. Benjamin Swift.
Carlyle
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
certain
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
Company
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
conversation
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
D
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
dealing
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
development
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From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
dialogue
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
dialogues
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
differs
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
displayed
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
dramatic
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
Englishwoman's
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
Etc
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
events
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
explained
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
fact
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
find
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
follows
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
Foreword
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
form
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
given
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
gone
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
history
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
interest
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
interpretation
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
Italic
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
Love-Letters
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
main
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From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
Mcmxxiv
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
minds
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
Ministers
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
Mr
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From this reading Other references by the way were the bird with the Berkeleyan philosophy, and the novels of Mr. Benjamin Swift.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
nearest
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
New
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
novels
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From this reading Other references by the way were the bird with the Berkeleyan philosophy, and the novels of Mr. Benjamin Swift.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
Other
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From this reading Other references by the way were the bird with the Berkeleyan philosophy, and the novels of Mr. Benjamin Swift.
own
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From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
paraphrases
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
participant
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
passages
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
perhaps
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
personal
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading Other references by the way were the bird with the Berkeleyan philosophy, and the novels of Mr. Benjamin Swift.
political
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
Prunella
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
published
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
readers
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
recorded
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
references
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From this reading Other references by the way were the bird with the Berkeleyan philosophy, and the novels of Mr. Benjamin Swift.
remembered
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From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
rendering
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
said
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
Scotsman's
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
solid
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
stand
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
success
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
Swift
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From this reading Other references by the way were the bird with the Berkeleyan philosophy, and the novels of Mr. Benjamin Swift.
text
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
theme
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From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
then
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From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
theory
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
there
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From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
unauthentic
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
unnecessarily
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
way
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From this reading Other references by the way were the bird with the Berkeleyan philosophy, and the novels of Mr. Benjamin Swift.
well
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From this reading The rest is my own development of the main theme, though it may well be that, here and there, I have remembered better than I know.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the dialogue which here follows differs from those, in that it has a solid basis in fact, and that I myself was a participant in the conversation which, as here recorded, is but a free rendering of what was then actually said.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
worship
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
writings
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From this reading And if it would interest any of my readers to know where these paraphrases of memory stand nearest to fact, they will find them in those passages dealing with the writings of Carlyle, the Scotsman’s worship of success, and the theory of the complete life of the artist.
year
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
York
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From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Author of “Angels and Ministers,” “Prunella,” “An Englishwoman’s Love-Letters,” Etc D. Appleton and Company New York Mcmxxiv Foreword In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic—a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of certain minds and events that had gone to make history.
