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The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs

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CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE.
Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.
It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.
The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.
The mountebanks around were indignant.
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The Man Who Laughs

Chapter LX

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE.
Line 2
Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.
Line 3
It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.
Line 4
The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.
Line 5
The mountebanks around were indignant.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “The mountebanks around were indignant.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.

adore

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From this reading It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading The mountebanks around were indignant.

CONTRARIES

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From this reading CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE.

decidedly

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From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.

eaten

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From this reading It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.

eaters

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From this reading It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.

especially

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From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.

FRATERNIZE

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From this reading CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.

HATE

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From this reading CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE.

hateful

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From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.

hit

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From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE.

indignant

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From this reading The mountebanks around were indignant.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.

Laughing

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From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.

made

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From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.

Man

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From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.

mountebanks

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From this reading The mountebanks around were indignant.

overthrows

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From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.

rare

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From this reading It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.

Success

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From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The mountebanks around were indignant.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.