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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 reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
absent
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From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
abuses
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From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
Accident
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From this reading Accident, indeed, decided, and not I; but I have seen no reason to regret my visit.
amours
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From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Accident, indeed, decided, and not I; but I have seen no reason to regret my visit.
capacity
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
chapter
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chosen
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cloak
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contempt
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
corrupt
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court
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decided
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From this reading Accident, indeed, decided, and not I; but I have seen no reason to regret my visit.
difficulty
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From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
diverting
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From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
dull
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From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
education
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
English
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entire
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
exceedingly
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From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
fallen
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
formal
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From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
frequently
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From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
Friedrich
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
Grünewald
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From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
imperfect
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
indeed
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From this reading Accident, indeed, decided, and not I; but I have seen no reason to regret my visit.
instructive
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From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
interview
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From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
Johann
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
macerating
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From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
man
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
MANUSCRIPTnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
many
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Accident, indeed, decided, and not I; but I have seen no reason to regret my visit.
nineteenth
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From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Accident, indeed, decided, and not I; but I have seen no reason to regret my visit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Accident, indeed, decided, and not I; but I have seen no reason to regret my visit.
obtained
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From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
only
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other
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Otto
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out
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own
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From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
perhaps
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From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
petty
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From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
presence
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From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
Prince
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public
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questionable
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
reason
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From this reading Accident, indeed, decided, and not I; but I have seen no reason to regret my visit.
regret
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From this reading Accident, indeed, decided, and not I; but I have seen no reason to regret my visit.
reigning
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rôle
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From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
scintilla
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
seen
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From this reading Accident, indeed, decided, and not I; but I have seen no reason to regret my visit.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
small
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From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
society
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From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
spectacle
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From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
states
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From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The spectacle of this small society macerating in its own abuses was not perhaps instructive, but I have found it exceedingly diverting.
thus
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From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Accident, indeed, decided, and not I; but I have seen no reason to regret my visit.
traveller
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From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
TRAVELLER'S
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From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
unheedednounUS /ˈunheeded/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
valour
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
visit
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From this reading Accident, indeed, decided, and not I; but I have seen no reason to regret my visit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
well
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From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
why
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From this reading TRAVELLER’S MANUSCRIPT It may well be asked (_it was thus the English traveller began his nineteenth chapter_) why I should have chosen Grünewald out of so many other states equally petty, formal, dull, and corrupt.
wife
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From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with difficulty that I obtained an interview, for he is frequently absent from a court where his presence is unheeded, and where his only rôle is to be a cloak for the amours of his wife.
young
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From this reading The reigning Prince, Otto Johann Friedrich, a young man of imperfect education, questionable valour, and no scintilla of capacity, has fallen into entire public contempt.
