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11
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From this reading (11 o’clock) Here comes your letter!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
agree
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
all
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
anxious
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From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
arguments
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
believes
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
branch
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
brave
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
Brown
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
cannot
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
canting
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
change
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
clearer
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From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
comes
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
conduct
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
contradict
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
Cromwell
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
dear
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From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
dissenter
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
enough
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From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
error
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
eyes
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From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
fashion
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
Goethe's
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
guard
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (11 o’clock) Here comes your letter!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
indifferentism
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
isle
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
leave
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
letter
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From this reading (11 o’clock) Here comes your letter!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
means
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
More
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From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
Mr
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
much
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
ne'er
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
notions
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
now
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
o'clock
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From this reading (11 o’clock) Here comes your letter!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
often
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
Ogniben's
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
opinions
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
out
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
promises
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
repeat
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
reproach
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
reverse
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
rule
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
second
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
seems
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
seriously
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
Sirens
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
Smith
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
Smith's
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
society
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
sometimes
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
stand
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From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
thinks
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
too
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
touch
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
two
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
unerring
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
unprofitable
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
villain
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
Vows
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
want
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From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
wearisomely
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From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And sometimes I help out their arguments by a touch or two, after Ogniben’s fashion—it all seems so wearisomely unprofitable; what comes of Smith’s second thought if you change his first—out of _that_ second will branch as great an error, you may be sure!
wisdom
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From this reading Smith thinks Cromwell a canting villain,—Brown believes no dissenter can be saved,—and I repeat Goethe’s ‘Be it your unerring rule, ne’er to contradict a fool, for if folly choose to brave you, all your wisdom cannot save you!’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Vows and promises!’—I want to leave society for the Sirens’ isle,—and _now_, I _often seriously reproach_ myself with conduct quite the reverse of what you would guard against: I have too much _indifferentism_ to the opinions of Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown—by no means am anxious to have his notions agree with mine.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading More than enough of this—but I was anxious to stand clearer in your dear eyes.
