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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 JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
adding
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From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
admiration
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From this reading They should be sold by the hundred thousand; and read by the million; and admired by every one who is capable of admiration.
admired
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From this reading They should be sold by the hundred thousand; and read by the million; and admired by every one who is capable of admiration.
ago
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all
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From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
altogether
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From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
assumption
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From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
become
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
bridal
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
capable
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From this reading They should be sold by the hundred thousand; and read by the million; and admired by every one who is capable of admiration.
chambers
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
city
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
counting-rooms
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
country
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
diamond
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discoverer
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doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
entire
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From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
esteemed
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From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They should be sold by the hundred thousand; and read by the million; and admired by every one who is capable of admiration.
fashion
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
finite
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From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
five
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From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
forth
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From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
full
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
gay
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
granting
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From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
hard
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From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
haunt
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
Hawthorne
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heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
house
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
how
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
hundred
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From this reading They should be sold by the hundred thousand; and read by the million; and admired by every one who is capable of admiration.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
inasmuch
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infinite
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From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
JIMMY
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
literature
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
lower
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
man
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
matter
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
million
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From this reading They should be sold by the hundred thousand; and read by the million; and admired by every one who is capable of admiration.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
more
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From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
most
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
narrow
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
now
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From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
old
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
Once
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From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They should be sold by the hundred thousand; and read by the million; and admired by every one who is capable of admiration.
only
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out
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parade
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parlors
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
people
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From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
Portuguese
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precisely
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
rare
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From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
read
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From this reading They should be sold by the hundred thousand; and read by the million; and admired by every one who is capable of admiration.
removed
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
rich
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ROSE
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
say
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scrawl
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They should be sold by the hundred thousand; and read by the million; and admired by every one who is capable of admiration.
signify
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From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
sold
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From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
some
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From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
street
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
stuff
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From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
style
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
subject
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From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
subjects
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From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
thousand
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From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
transformed
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
unexpected
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
unnecessary
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From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once more--for it is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
wards
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
warehouses
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From this reading JIMMY ROSE A time ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man, removed from the country to the city, having become unexpected heir to a great old house in a narrow street of one of the lower wards, once the haunt of style and fashion, full of gay parlors and bridal chambers, but now, for the most part, transformed into counting-rooms and warehouses.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But even granting all this--and adding to it, the assumption that the books of Hawthorne have sold by the five thousand,--what does that signify?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
years
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From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading By some people this entire scrawl of mine may be esteemed altogether unnecessary, inasmuch "as years ago" (they may say) "we found out the rich and rare stuff in this Hawthorne, who you now parade forth, as if only you _yourself_ were the discoverer of this Portuguese diamond in your literature."
