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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 At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
accidents
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acute
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acutely
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From this reading Our Empire was nearly beaten by a handful of farmers amidst the jeering contempt of the whole world—and we felt it acutely for several years.
adjustment
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amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Our Empire was nearly beaten by a handful of farmers amidst the jeering contempt of the whole world—and we felt it acutely for several years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
arose
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Brumley found his gay but entirely respectable irresponsibility harder and harder to keep up as that decade wore on.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
badly
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From this reading The first decade of the twentieth century was for the English a decade of badly sprained optimism.
beaten
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became
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bed
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We began to question ourselves.
Boer
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Brumley
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Brumley found his gay but entirely respectable irresponsibility harder and harder to keep up as that decade wore on.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Our Empire was nearly beaten by a handful of farmers amidst the jeering contempt of the whole world—and we felt it acutely for several years.
century
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constituted
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contemporary
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contempt
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crazy
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crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
decade
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disillusionments
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disorder
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easy
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economic
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Empire
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enduring
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English
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From this reading The first decade of the twentieth century was for the English a decade of badly sprained optimism.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Brumley found his gay but entirely respectable irresponsibility harder and harder to keep up as that decade wore on.
farmers
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From this reading Our Empire was nearly beaten by a handful of farmers amidst the jeering contempt of the whole world—and we felt it acutely for several years.
felt
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festering
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first decade of the twentieth century was for the English a decade of badly sprained optimism.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The first decade of the twentieth century was for the English a decade of badly sprained optimism.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Brumley found his gay but entirely respectable irresponsibility harder and harder to keep up as that decade wore on.
gay
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From this reading Mr. Brumley found his gay but entirely respectable irresponsibility harder and harder to keep up as that decade wore on.
handful
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From this reading Our Empire was nearly beaten by a handful of farmers amidst the jeering contempt of the whole world—and we felt it acutely for several years.
harder
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From this reading Mr. Brumley found his gay but entirely respectable irresponsibility harder and harder to keep up as that decade wore on.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Brumley found his gay but entirely respectable irresponsibility harder and harder to keep up as that decade wore on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
irresponsibility
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From this reading Mr. Brumley found his gay but entirely respectable irresponsibility harder and harder to keep up as that decade wore on.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
jeering
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From this reading Our Empire was nearly beaten by a handful of farmers amidst the jeering contempt of the whole world—and we felt it acutely for several years.
keep
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King
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
legal
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less
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makeshifts
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Mr
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nearly
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From this reading Our Empire was nearly beaten by a handful of farmers amidst the jeering contempt of the whole world—and we felt it acutely for several years.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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noble
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
Og
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Brumley found his gay but entirely respectable irresponsibility harder and harder to keep up as that decade wore on.
optimism
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We began to question ourselves.
out
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perfectly
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philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
political
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pretend
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questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We began to question ourselves.
really
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relationship
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religious
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respectable
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sanity
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several
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From this reading Our Empire was nearly beaten by a handful of farmers amidst the jeering contempt of the whole world—and we felt it acutely for several years.
sexual
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
sprained
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staggering
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stupid
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systems
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task
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teaching
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
twentieth
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up
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From this reading Mr. Brumley found his gay but entirely respectable irresponsibility harder and harder to keep up as that decade wore on.
War
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From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Our Empire was nearly beaten by a handful of farmers amidst the jeering contempt of the whole world—and we felt it acutely for several years.
whole
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From this reading Our Empire was nearly beaten by a handful of farmers amidst the jeering contempt of the whole world—and we felt it acutely for several years.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
word
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From this reading At no time was it a perfectly easy task to pretend that the crazy makeshifts of our legal and political systems, the staggering accidents of economic relationship, the festering disorder of contemporary philosophy and religious teaching, the cruel and stupid bed of King Og that is our last word in sexual adjustment, really constituted a noble and enduring sanity, and it became less and less so with the acute disillusionments that arose out of the Boer War.
wore
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From this reading Mr. Brumley found his gay but entirely respectable irresponsibility harder and harder to keep up as that decade wore on.
world
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From this reading Our Empire was nearly beaten by a handful of farmers amidst the jeering contempt of the whole world—and we felt it acutely for several years.
years
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From this reading Our Empire was nearly beaten by a handful of farmers amidst the jeering contempt of the whole world—and we felt it acutely for several years.
