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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 Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
abstract
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
affect
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
all
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not more strange perhaps, but certainly more beautiful, are the contrasts presented in men of a high order of intelligence.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As in the case of Dan.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
beautiful
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From this reading Not more strange perhaps, but certainly more beautiful, are the contrasts presented in men of a high order of intelligence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not more strange perhaps, but certainly more beautiful, are the contrasts presented in men of a high order of intelligence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
career
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
case
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From this reading As in the case of Dan.
certainly
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From this reading Not more strange perhaps, but certainly more beautiful, are the contrasts presented in men of a high order of intelligence.
commonest
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
commonplace
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
compassed
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From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
contrasts
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
Dan
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From this reading As in the case of Dan.
eventful
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
few
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From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
fiction
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
grooves
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From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
high
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From this reading Not more strange perhaps, but certainly more beautiful, are the contrasts presented in men of a high order of intelligence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
ideal
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From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
incidents
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
inner
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
intelligence
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From this reading Not more strange perhaps, but certainly more beautiful, are the contrasts presented in men of a high order of intelligence.
interest
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
made
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
man
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
map
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
marked
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
material
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From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
matter
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
meanest
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
men
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
mental
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
more
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From this reading Not more strange perhaps, but certainly more beautiful, are the contrasts presented in men of a high order of intelligence.
most
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
moved
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From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
narrow
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From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not more strange perhaps, but certainly more beautiful, are the contrasts presented in men of a high order of intelligence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
outer
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
perhaps
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From this reading Not more strange perhaps, but certainly more beautiful, are the contrasts presented in men of a high order of intelligence.
presented
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From this reading Not more strange perhaps, but certainly more beautiful, are the contrasts presented in men of a high order of intelligence.
produce
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
Quiet
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From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
relations
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
romance
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From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
Space
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
story
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
strange
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From this reading Not more strange perhaps, but certainly more beautiful, are the contrasts presented in men of a high order of intelligence.
strangest
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
streets
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From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
System
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From this reading Space matter, and all the abstract relations of the Great System, affect the meanest order of mind, and produce the strangest of contrasts between the outer and inner life of men.
tale
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
transcend
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Quiet as were the grooves in which his material life moved, compassed as it was by a few narrow streets, his ideal life was a romance.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
wonder-world
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
woven
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From this reading Could a map be made of the mental life of a man whose career has been marked by the commonest of commonplace incidents, and from that map a tale were woven, it would transcend in interest the most eventful story that can be found in the wonder-world of fiction.
