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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 In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
affect
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From this reading They remain essentially the same, after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They remain essentially the same, after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else.
all
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
almost
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From this reading They remain essentially the same, after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
anew
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
antiquity
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading They remain essentially the same, after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
attempts
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
changes
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From this reading They remain essentially the same, after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else.
circumstances
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
dictated
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
dozen
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From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
else
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From this reading They remain essentially the same, after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else.
end
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From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
essentially
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From this reading They remain essentially the same, after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
fancy
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
forms
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
freedom
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
furnace
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
guilty
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
hallowed
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://www.
identity
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From this reading They remain essentially the same, after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
independent
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
intellectual
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
legends
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
malleable
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
marvellously
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
modes
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
necessary
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
observed
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
offered
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From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
plan
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
plead
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
public
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From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
remain
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From this reading They remain essentially the same, after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else.
render
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
sacrilege
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They remain essentially the same, after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else.
See
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From this reading See http://www.
shaped
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
sometimes
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
temporary
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
thousand
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
three
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
treatment
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From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
two
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
up
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From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
view
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From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
volume
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From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who attempts to render these legends malleable in his intellectual furnace, that they are marvellously independent of all temporary modes and circumstances.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
worked
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From this reading In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They remain essentially the same, after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else.
www
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From this reading See http://www.
years
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From this reading He does not, therefore, plead guilty to a sacrilege, in having sometimes shaped anew, as his fancy dictated, the forms that have been hallowed by an antiquity of two or three thousand years.
