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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 If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
admirable
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
affectionate
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From this reading An affectionate remembrance from the Author.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An affectionate remembrance from the Author.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
apprehension
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
Attic
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
Author
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From this reading An affectionate remembrance from the Author.
aversion
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From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
better
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From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
bewildering
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
brain
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
charms
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From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
comfort
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
conversation
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
countries
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
difficult
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From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
display
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
else
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
England
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From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
English
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From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
everywhere
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From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
excessively
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From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
familiar
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
find
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From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
France
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From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
French
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From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
frequently
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An affectionate remembrance from the Author.
grace
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
grandeur
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
greater
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
lack
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
language
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
luxury
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
magnificence
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
makes
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
manners
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
met
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
noble
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
nowhere
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
offer
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
Other
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
Paris
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
particular
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
perhaps
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From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
progress
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
prompt
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
propensity
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From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
remembrance
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From this reading An affectionate remembrance from the Author.
salt
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
say
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
scenery
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
show
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
slow
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From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
sometimes
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
spirit
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
sufficient
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From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
talent
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An affectionate remembrance from the Author.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
traveling
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From this reading If the French have as great an aversion for traveling as the English have a propensity for it, both English and French have perhaps sufficient reasons.
unspoken
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From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Something better than England is everywhere to be found; whereas it is excessively difficult to find the charms of France outside France.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Other countries can show admirable scenery, and they frequently offer greater comfort than that of France, which makes but slow progress in that particular.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They sometimes display a bewildering magnificence, grandeur, and luxury; they lack neither grace nor noble manners; but the life of the brain, the talent for conversation, the “Attic salt” so familiar at Paris, the prompt apprehension of what one is thinking, but does not say, the spirit of the unspoken, which is half the French language, is nowhere else to be met with.
