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From this reading WASHINGTON, October 5.
ACADEMYnounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
ADOLPHE
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From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
allowances
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From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
bad
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From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
BOUCHE
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From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everywhere the same impression—the platitude of unbalanced democracy intensified by the platitude of the spirit of commerce.
commerce
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From this reading Everywhere the same impression—the platitude of unbalanced democracy intensified by the platitude of the spirit of commerce.
democracy
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From this reading Everywhere the same impression—the platitude of unbalanced democracy intensified by the platitude of the spirit of commerce.
Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere the same impression—the platitude of unbalanced democracy intensified by the platitude of the spirit of commerce.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
FRENCH
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From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
GIVE
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From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
GUSTAVE
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From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
haste
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From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
ill-humour
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From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
impression
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From this reading Everywhere the same impression—the platitude of unbalanced democracy intensified by the platitude of the spirit of commerce.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
inns
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From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
intensified
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From this reading Everywhere the same impression—the platitude of unbalanced democracy intensified by the platitude of the spirit of commerce.
LEJAUNE
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From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
M
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
notes
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From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
October
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From this reading WASHINGTON, October 5.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
PARIS
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perpetual
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From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
platitude
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From this reading Everywhere the same impression—the platitude of unbalanced democracy intensified by the platitude of the spirit of commerce.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everywhere the same impression—the platitude of unbalanced democracy intensified by the platitude of the spirit of commerce.
scramble
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From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
spirit
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From this reading Everywhere the same impression—the platitude of unbalanced democracy intensified by the platitude of the spirit of commerce.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
unbalanced
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From this reading Everywhere the same impression—the platitude of unbalanced democracy intensified by the platitude of the spirit of commerce.
VI
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From this reading VI.
WASHINGTON
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From this reading WASHINGTON, October 5.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.