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againnounUS /again/
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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Their author, I am quite aware, would seem struck with no possibility of contrast in the human lot so great as that encountered as we turn back and forth between the distinctively American and the distinctively European outlook.
American
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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applicability
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array
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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aspects
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author
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aware
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back
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have gathered into this volume several short fictions of the type I have already found it convenient to refer to as “international”—though I freely recognise, before the array of my productions, of whatever length and whatever brevity, the general applicability of that term.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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Bowler
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brevity
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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certainly
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contrast
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contrasted
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convenient
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country
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depends
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difficulty
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distinctively
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easy
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ebook
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effect
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encountered
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European
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extracting
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fictions
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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form
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forth
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fortunately
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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freely
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frequent
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gathered
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general
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their author, I am quite aware, would seem struck with no possibility of contrast in the human lot so great as that encountered as we turn back and forth between the distinctively American and the distinctively European outlook.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have gathered into this volume several short fictions of the type I have already found it convenient to refer to as “international”—though I freely recognise, before the array of my productions, of whatever length and whatever brevity, the general applicability of that term.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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human
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have gathered into this volume several short fictions of the type I have already found it convenient to refer to as “international”—though I freely recognise, before the array of my productions, of whatever length and whatever brevity, the general applicability of that term.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inevitably
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interest
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international
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have gathered into this volume several short fictions of the type I have already found it convenient to refer to as “international”—though I freely recognise, before the array of my productions, of whatever length and whatever brevity, the general applicability of that term.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the interest of _contrasted_ things any painter of life and manners inevitably much depends, and contrast, fortunately for him, is easy to seek and to recognise; the only difficulty is in presenting it again with effect, in extracting from it its sense and its lesson.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have gathered into this volume several short fictions of the type I have already found it convenient to refer to as “international”—though I freely recognise, before the array of my productions, of whatever length and whatever brevity, the general applicability of that term.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
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Les
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lesson
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lot
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manners
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much
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have gathered into this volume several short fictions of the type I have already found it convenient to refer to as “international”—though I freely recognise, before the array of my productions, of whatever length and whatever brevity, the general applicability of that term.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The reader of these volumes will certainly see it offered in no form so frequent or so salient as that of the opposition of aspects from country to country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have gathered into this volume several short fictions of the type I have already found it convenient to refer to as “international”—though I freely recognise, before the array of my productions, of whatever length and whatever brevity, the general applicability of that term.
offered
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OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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only
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opposition
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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outlook
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painter
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possibility
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presenting
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productions
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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reader
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recognise
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refer
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salient
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see
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seek
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seem
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sense
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several
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I have gathered into this volume several short fictions of the type I have already found it convenient to refer to as “international”—though I freely recognise, before the array of my productions, of whatever length and whatever brevity, the general applicability of that term.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their author, I am quite aware, would seem struck with no possibility of contrast in the human lot so great as that encountered as we turn back and forth between the distinctively American and the distinctively European outlook.
term
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have gathered into this volume several short fictions of the type I have already found it convenient to refer to as “international”—though I freely recognise, before the array of my productions, of whatever length and whatever brevity, the general applicability of that term.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have gathered into this volume several short fictions of the type I have already found it convenient to refer to as “international”—though I freely recognise, before the array of my productions, of whatever length and whatever brevity, the general applicability of that term.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their author, I am quite aware, would seem struck with no possibility of contrast in the human lot so great as that encountered as we turn back and forth between the distinctively American and the distinctively European outlook.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The reader of these volumes will certainly see it offered in no form so frequent or so salient as that of the opposition of aspects from country to country.
things
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I have gathered into this volume several short fictions of the type I have already found it convenient to refer to as “international”—though I freely recognise, before the array of my productions, of whatever length and whatever brevity, the general applicability of that term.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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transcribed
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turn
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type
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volume
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volumes
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Their author, I am quite aware, would seem struck with no possibility of contrast in the human lot so great as that encountered as we turn back and forth between the distinctively American and the distinctively European outlook.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I have gathered into this volume several short fictions of the type I have already found it convenient to refer to as “international”—though I freely recognise, before the array of my productions, of whatever length and whatever brevity, the general applicability of that term.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader of these volumes will certainly see it offered in no form so frequent or so salient as that of the opposition of aspects from country to country.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the interest of _contrasted_ things any painter of life and manners inevitably much depends, and contrast, fortunately for him, is easy to seek and to recognise; the only difficulty is in presenting it again with effect, in extracting from it its sense and its lesson.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Their author, I am quite aware, would seem struck with no possibility of contrast in the human lot so great as that encountered as we turn back and forth between the distinctively American and the distinctively European outlook.
