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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 XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
advisable
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
all
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
American
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
Americans
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
any
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From this reading He may not like it, but he must reconcile himself to seeing some English rival before him in devotion to any aspect of her divinity.
approaches
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
artistic
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
aspect
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From this reading He may not like it, but he must reconcile himself to seeing some English rival before him in devotion to any aspect of her divinity.
associations
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He may not like it, but he must reconcile himself to seeing some English rival before him in devotion to any aspect of her divinity.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
best
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He may not like it, but he must reconcile himself to seeing some English rival before him in devotion to any aspect of her divinity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
cities
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From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
civic
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
claims
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
cultivated
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
devoted
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
devotion
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From this reading He may not like it, but he must reconcile himself to seeing some English rival before him in devotion to any aspect of her divinity.
divinity
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From this reading He may not like it, but he must reconcile himself to seeing some English rival before him in devotion to any aspect of her divinity.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
English
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From this reading He may not like it, but he must reconcile himself to seeing some English rival before him in devotion to any aspect of her divinity.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
exclusive
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
expectation
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
FACTS
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
fascinating
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From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
find
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From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
give
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
HALF-FANCIED
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
health
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
heart
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
hope
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
insurpassably
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From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
interest
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
interesting
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From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
justice
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
like
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
literary
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
London
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
lover
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
manifold
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
matter
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He may not like it, but he must reconcile himself to seeing some English rival before him in devotion to any aspect of her divinity.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
most
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
offer
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
out
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From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
passion
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
political
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
possession
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
reconcile
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From this reading He may not like it, but he must reconcile himself to seeing some English rival before him in devotion to any aspect of her divinity.
records
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
religious
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
rival
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From this reading He may not like it, but he must reconcile himself to seeing some English rival before him in devotion to any aspect of her divinity.
saying
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
see
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
seeing
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From this reading He may not like it, but he must reconcile himself to seeing some English rival before him in devotion to any aspect of her divinity.
severalty
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
SIGHTS
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
some
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From this reading He may not like it, but he must reconcile himself to seeing some English rival before him in devotion to any aspect of her divinity.
sort
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
strata
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
successive
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
suggestion
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
syndicate
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
then
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
TWICE-SEEN
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
uncultivated
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
unfathomable
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
visited
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From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
warning
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From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If she is insurpassably the most interesting, the most fascinating of all the cities that ever were, let him be sure that he is not the first to find it out.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Besides this suggestion I should like to offer a warning, and this is, that no matter with what devoted passion the American lover of London approaches her he must not hope for an exclusive possession of her heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps it could best be visited by a syndicate of cultivated Americans; then one could give himself to its political or civic interest, another to its religious memories and associations, another to its literary and artistic records; no one American, however cultivated, could do justice to all these claims, even with life and health of an expectation beyond that of the most uncultivated American.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
XII
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From this reading XII TWICE-SEEN SIGHTS AND HALF-FANCIED FACTS London is so manifold (as I have all along been saying) that it would be advisable, if one could, to see it in a sort of severalty, and take it in the successive strata of its unfathomable interest.
