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Chapter VI
But I was speaking of the literati as persons. They suffer, I believe from two things. The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence. The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity. It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They suffer, I believe from two things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
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From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They suffer, I believe from two things.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
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From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
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From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
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From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
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From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
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From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
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From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They suffer, I believe from two things.
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From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
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From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
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From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
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From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
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From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
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From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
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From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
not any; not one
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
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From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
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From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
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From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
for each
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
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From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
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From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
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From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
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From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
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From this reading They suffer, I believe from two things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They suffer, I believe from two things.
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From this reading They suffer, I believe from two things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They suffer, I believe from two things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is no longer honorable _per se_ to be engaged in travails of the spirit, as it used to be in the New England of the _Aufklärung_; it is honorable only if it pays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second springs out of the fact that their position, in the Republic, is very insecure--that they have no public dignity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I was speaking of the literati as persons.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The first is what I have just described: their general fraudulence.
