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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 “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
all
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From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
average
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
cannot
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
clear
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From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
combat
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From this reading It pleases me to have you follow my lead in that glowing way, but it leaves me nothing to combat.
country
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From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
down
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
exteriors
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From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
far
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From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
follow
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From this reading It pleases me to have you follow my lead in that glowing way, but it leaves me nothing to combat.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part, I think that foreigners' impressions are more interesting than native opinions.
foreigner
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From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
foreigner's
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From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
foreigners
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From this reading For my part, I think that foreigners' impressions are more interesting than native opinions.
form
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
get
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From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It pleases me to have you follow my lead in that glowing way, but it leaves me nothing to combat.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It pleases me to have you follow my lead in that glowing way, but it leaves me nothing to combat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
how
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From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
impressions
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It pleases me to have you follow my lead in that glowing way, but it leaves me nothing to combat.
intelligence
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
interesting
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From this reading For my part, I think that foreigners' impressions are more interesting than native opinions.
interior
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
jotting
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
lead
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From this reading It pleases me to have you follow my lead in that glowing way, but it leaves me nothing to combat.
leaves
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From this reading It pleases me to have you follow my lead in that glowing way, but it leaves me nothing to combat.
man
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It pleases me to have you follow my lead in that glowing way, but it leaves me nothing to combat.
mean
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From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
merely
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From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
months
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
more
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From this reading For my part, I think that foreigners' impressions are more interesting than native opinions.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part, I think that foreigners' impressions are more interesting than native opinions.
nation
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From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
native
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From this reading For my part, I think that foreigners' impressions are more interesting than native opinions.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It pleases me to have you follow my lead in that glowing way, but it leaves me nothing to combat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
only
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From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
opinions
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my part, I think that foreigners' impressions are more interesting than native opinions.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
people
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
photograph
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From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
pleases
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From this reading It pleases me to have you follow my lead in that glowing way, but it leaves me nothing to combat.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
repeating
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
report
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
restricts
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From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
say
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
saying
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From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
six
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For my part, I think that foreigners' impressions are more interesting than native opinions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A foreigner can photograph the exteriors of a nation, but I think that is as far as he can get.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
valuable
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From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
way
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From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After all, such impressions merely mean 'how the country struck the foreigner.'”]--which is a quite clear way of saying that a foreigner's report is only valuable when it restricts itself to impressions.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
worth
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From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think that no foreigner can report its interior;”--[And you say: “A man of average intelligence, who has passed six months among a people, cannot express opinions that are worth jotting down, but he can form impressions that are worth repeating.
