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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 It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
able
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All
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
appears
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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arise
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arms
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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aught
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aware
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From this reading Every one in the house was aware of and felt for the minister’s distress.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All these intrigues are exhausted; the human mind, so variously complicated, has been enabled to develop itself at its ease in the three outlines with which our recital has supplied it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
carefully
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child
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colossus
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complicated
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concealed
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confederacy
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develop
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distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Every one in the house was aware of and felt for the minister’s distress.
ease
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enabled
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epicureans
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EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one in the house was aware of and felt for the minister’s distress.
exhausted
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felt
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flowers
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time past the host had met with nothing but trouble.
framework
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future
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habit
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some time past the host had met with nothing but trouble.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All these intrigues are exhausted; the human mind, so variously complicated, has been enabled to develop itself at its ease in the three outlines with which our recital has supplied it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We now return to Saint-Mande, where the superintendent was in the habit of receiving his select confederacy of epicureans.
host
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From this reading For some time past the host had met with nothing but trouble.
house
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human
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All these intrigues are exhausted; the human mind, so variously complicated, has been enabled to develop itself at its ease in the three outlines with which our recital has supplied it.
intrigues
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All these intrigues are exhausted; the human mind, so variously complicated, has been enabled to develop itself at its ease in the three outlines with which our recital has supplied it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All these intrigues are exhausted; the human mind, so variously complicated, has been enabled to develop itself at its ease in the three outlines with which our recital has supplied it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading All these intrigues are exhausted; the human mind, so variously complicated, has been enabled to develop itself at its ease in the three outlines with which our recital has supplied it.
just
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legs
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
met
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From this reading For some time past the host had met with nothing but trouble.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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minister's
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moved
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For some time past the host had met with nothing but trouble.
now
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From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading All these intrigues are exhausted; the human mind, so variously complicated, has been enabled to develop itself at its ease in the three outlines with which our recital has supplied it.
outlines
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paintings
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past
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politics
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preparing
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From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
receiving
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recital
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return
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From this reading We now return to Saint-Mande, where the superintendent was in the habit of receiving his select confederacy of epicureans.
Saint-Mande
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scene
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see
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select
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slender
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small
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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some
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From this reading For some time past the host had met with nothing but trouble.
springs
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
superintendent
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supplied
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All these intrigues are exhausted; the human mind, so variously complicated, has been enabled to develop itself at its ease in the three outlines with which our recital has supplied it.
theater
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these intrigues are exhausted; the human mind, so variously complicated, has been enabled to develop itself at its ease in the three outlines with which our recital has supplied it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
three
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time past the host had met with nothing but trouble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All these intrigues are exhausted; the human mind, so variously complicated, has been enabled to develop itself at its ease in the three outlines with which our recital has supplied it.
trouble
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From this reading For some time past the host had met with nothing but trouble.
unlikely
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From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
variously
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walking
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From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We now return to Saint-Mande, where the superintendent was in the habit of receiving his select confederacy of epicureans.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All these intrigues are exhausted; the human mind, so variously complicated, has been enabled to develop itself at its ease in the three outlines with which our recital has supplied it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All these intrigues are exhausted; the human mind, so variously complicated, has been enabled to develop itself at its ease in the three outlines with which our recital has supplied it.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
work
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From this reading It is not unlikely that, in the future we are now preparing, a question of politics and intrigues may still arise, but the springs by which they work will be so carefully concealed that no one will be able to see aught but flowers and paintings, just as at a theater, where a colossus appears upon the scene, walking along moved by the small legs and slender arms of a child concealed within the framework.
