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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 All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
All
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
Anarchist
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From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
approve
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From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
approved
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
Bonapartist
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From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading M. Mabœuf's political opinion was to love plants passionately and books even more.
botanist
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From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
called
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
certainly
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From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
Chartist
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From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
day
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From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
distinction
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
else
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From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
Eumenides
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. Mabœuf's political opinion was to love plants passionately and books even more.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
expressed
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From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
exquisite
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
Furies
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
Greeks
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
indifference
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
ist
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From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
just
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
kind
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
leave
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
like
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From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
lived
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From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
love
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From this reading M. Mabœuf's political opinion was to love plants passionately and books even more.
lovely
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
M
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From this reading M. MABŒUF.
MABŒUF
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From this reading M. MABŒUF.
Mabœuf's
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From this reading M. Mabœuf's political opinion was to love plants passionately and books even more.
Marius
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From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
matter
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
more
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From this reading M. Mabœuf's political opinion was to love plants passionately and books even more.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
opinion
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From this reading M. Mabœuf's political opinion was to love plants passionately and books even more.
opinions
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From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
Orleanist
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From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
passionately
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From this reading M. Mabœuf's political opinion was to love plants passionately and books even more.
peace
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From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
plants
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From this reading M. Mabœuf's political opinion was to love plants passionately and books even more.
political
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From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
possessed
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From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
real
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From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
Royalist
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From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
said
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From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
state
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From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
termination
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From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. Mabœuf's political opinion was to love plants passionately and books even more.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the day when M. Mabœuf said to Marius, "I certainly approve of political opinions," he expressed the real state of his mind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He possessed, like everybody else, his termination in _ist,_ without which no one could have lived at that day; but he was neither Royalist, Bonapartist, Chartist, Orleanist, nor Anarchist,--he was a botanist.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading All political opinions were a matter of indifference to him, and he approved of them all without distinction, that they might leave him at peace, just as the Greeks called the Furies--"the lovely, the kind, the exquisite"--the Eumenides.
