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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 THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
adds
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
altar
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From this reading It becomes a new god, with its worship and its altar; and often the altar is laden with costly sacrifices.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It becomes a new god, with its worship and its altar; and often the altar is laden with costly sacrifices.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
any
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
apt
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From this reading Wisdom has little part in the cult, and the virtues that are not hallowed by hereditary recognition are apt to go unhonoured and unpractised.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
bear
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From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
becomes
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
boast
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
CARD
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
cause
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
cherished
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
chivalrous
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
cling
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From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
compensated
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From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
costly
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From this reading It becomes a new god, with its worship and its altar; and often the altar is laden with costly sacrifices.
courage
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
cult
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From this reading Wisdom has little part in the cult, and the virtues that are not hallowed by hereditary recognition are apt to go unhonoured and unpractised.
deplore
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
down
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
end
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
excellence
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
fail
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From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
fallen
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
families
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
family
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
go
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
god
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From this reading It becomes a new god, with its worship and its altar; and often the altar is laden with costly sacrifices.
grace
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
greater
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
hallowed
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From this reading Wisdom has little part in the cult, and the virtues that are not hallowed by hereditary recognition are apt to go unhonoured and unpractised.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wisdom has little part in the cult, and the virtues that are not hallowed by hereditary recognition are apt to go unhonoured and unpractised.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
heirloom
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
held
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From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
hereditary
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From this reading Wisdom has little part in the cult, and the virtues that are not hallowed by hereditary recognition are apt to go unhonoured and unpractised.
history
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
honour
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From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
house
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It becomes a new god, with its worship and its altar; and often the altar is laden with costly sacrifices.
laden
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From this reading It becomes a new god, with its worship and its altar; and often the altar is laden with costly sacrifices.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
licence
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From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wisdom has little part in the cult, and the virtues that are not hallowed by hereditary recognition are apt to go unhonoured and unpractised.
lost
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
loyalty
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
manner
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
mark
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
matters
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From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
men
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From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
most
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
new
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
often
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From this reading It becomes a new god, with its worship and its altar; and often the altar is laden with costly sacrifices.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
other
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From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wisdom has little part in the cult, and the virtues that are not hallowed by hereditary recognition are apt to go unhonoured and unpractised.
perhaps
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
pride
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
prince
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
race
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
recognition
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From this reading Wisdom has little part in the cult, and the virtues that are not hallowed by hereditary recognition are apt to go unhonoured and unpractised.
recorded
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
sacrifices
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From this reading It becomes a new god, with its worship and its altar; and often the altar is laden with costly sacrifices.
sanction
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
sons
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From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
statecraft
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
superstition
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
there
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From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
things
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
Tradition
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From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
unhonoured
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From this reading Wisdom has little part in the cult, and the virtues that are not hallowed by hereditary recognition are apt to go unhonoured and unpractised.
unpractised
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From this reading Wisdom has little part in the cult, and the virtues that are not hallowed by hereditary recognition are apt to go unhonoured and unpractised.
virtues
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From this reading Wisdom has little part in the cult, and the virtues that are not hallowed by hereditary recognition are apt to go unhonoured and unpractised.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tradition adds new sanction to the cherished excellence; it becomes the heirloom of the house, the mark of the race--in the end, perhaps, a superstition before which greater things go down.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
Wisdom
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From this reading Wisdom has little part in the cult, and the virtues that are not hallowed by hereditary recognition are apt to go unhonoured and unpractised.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LAST CARD In most families--at least among those that have any recorded history to boast of or to deplore--there is a point of family pride: with one it is grace of manner; with another, courage; with a third, statecraft; with a fourth, chivalrous loyalty to a lost cause or a fallen prince.
women
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From this reading If the men cling to it they are compensated by licence in other matters; the women are held in honour if they bear sons who do not fail in it.
worship
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From this reading It becomes a new god, with its worship and its altar; and often the altar is laden with costly sacrifices.
