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The Point of View

Chapter IV

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VI.
FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
WASHINGTON, October 5.
I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
Everywhere the same impression—the platitude of unbalanced democracy intensified by the platitude of the spirit of commerce.
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The Point of View

Chapter IV

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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VI.
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FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.
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WASHINGTON, October 5.
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I GIVE you my little notes; you must make allowances for haste, for bad inns, for the perpetual scramble, for ill-humour.
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Everywhere the same impression—the platitude of unbalanced democracy intensified by the platitude of the spirit of commerce.

Learner Dictionary

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

ACADEMY noun US /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.”

Little noun US /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.”

Make noun US /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.”

Must modal verb US /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.”

Same noun US /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.”

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5

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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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From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.

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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From this reading FROM M. GUSTAVE LEJAUNE, OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY, TO M. ADOLPHE BOUCHE, IN PARIS.

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.