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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 singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
act
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
any
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From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
authentic
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
bodies
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
companions
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
concerning
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From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
consumed
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From this reading Plato, too, like every great man, consumed his own times.
contemporaries
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From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
doubt
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From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
easy
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Plato, too, like every great man, consumed his own times.
find
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From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
genuine
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From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
head
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From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
higher
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From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
Homer
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From this reading Thus, Homer, Plato, Raffaelle, Shakspeare.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
instructs
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From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
like
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From this reading Plato, too, like every great man, consumed his own times.
live
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
magnetize
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
man
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From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
many
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
master
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
men
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
only
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
own
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From this reading Plato, too, like every great man, consumed his own times.
paint
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
Plato
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From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
Raffaelle
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From this reading Thus, Homer, Plato, Raffaelle, Shakspeare.
range
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From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
real
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From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
reputed
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From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
say
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
school
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
several
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
Shakspeare
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From this reading Thus, Homer, Plato, Raffaelle, Shakspeare.
singular
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From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
some
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
spurious
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From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, Homer, Plato, Raffaelle, Shakspeare.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
times
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From this reading Plato, too, like every great man, consumed his own times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
too
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From this reading Plato, too, like every great man, consumed his own times.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
vexed
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From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
whole
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From this reading It is singular that wherever we find a man higher, by a whole head, than any of his contemporaries, it is sure to come into doubt, what are his real works.
work
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
works
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From this reading This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works,--what are genuine, what spurious.
write
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From this reading For these men magnetize their contemporaries, so that their companions can do for them what they can never do for themselves; and the great man does thus live in several bodies; and write, or paint, or act, by many hands; and after some time, it is not easy to say what is the authentic work of the master, and what is only of his school.
