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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 A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
ability
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
adjusting
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From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
all
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
apparent
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
autocrat
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
avoidless
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From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
burletta
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
byways
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
characters
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
charming
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CITY
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comedies
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
comes
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From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
conclusion
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From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
confronted
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
constructive
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
Consulting
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
court-yard
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
CRESCENT
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
de
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
DEBUT
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
denouement
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
Destiny
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
divertissement
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
dramatic
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
equal
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
especially
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
events
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From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
evolves
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
facility
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
farce
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
fate
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
figures
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
Greek
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
grim
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
harlequinades
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
inn
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
instead
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
interludes
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
law
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
Ligne
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
like
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
lines
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From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
lived
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
making
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
Marquis
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
mask
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
masque
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master
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
melodramas
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
mortals
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moving
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
mystery
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
nature's
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
obligation
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From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
out
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
own
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
pastime
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
playwright
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pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
poet
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prepared
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prescribed
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From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
preserving
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
reaches
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From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
realize
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
retributionnounUS /ˌret.rəˈbjuː.ʃən/
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong act. (Sự trừng phạt, quả báo thích đáng.)
From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
servants
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
sets
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
stage
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
stern
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From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
stirring
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
sunny
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
takes
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
terrifying
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
tragedy
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
tripping
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
unexpected
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
unities
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
unsuspectingly
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From this reading But it is in tragedy his constructive ability is especially apparent, and his characters, tripping along unsuspectingly in the sunny byways, are suddenly confronted by the terrifying mask and realize life is not all pleasant pastime and that the Greek philosophy of retribution is nature's law, preserving the unities.
up
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
venerable
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From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
versatile
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From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
wandering
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the time comes, the Master of events, adjusting them in prescribed lines, reaches by stern obligation the avoidless conclusion.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Consulting no law but his own will, the Marquis de Ligne had lived as though he were the autocrat of fate itself instead of one of its servants, and therefore was surprised when the venerable playwright prepared the unexpected denouement.
windows
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A DEBUT IN THE CRESCENT CITY A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery.
world
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From this reading The world is his inn, and, like the wandering master of interludes, he sets up his stage in the court-yard, beneath the windows of mortals, takes out his figures and evolves charming comedies, stirring melodramas, spirited harlequinades and moving divertissement.
