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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 If there is any thing on earth I hate, it is a genius.
all
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From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
always
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
any
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From this reading If there is any thing on earth I hate, it is a genius.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
arrant
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From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
ass
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From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
asses
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From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
best
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From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
business
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From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus you may tell these characters immediately by the nature of their occupations.
cannot
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From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
characters
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From this reading Thus you may tell these characters immediately by the nature of their occupations.
considered
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
creatures
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
earth
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From this reading If there is any thing on earth I hate, it is a genius.
employment
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
Especially
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From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
exception
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From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
fantastic
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
fitness
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
genius
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From this reading If there is any thing on earth I hate, it is a genius.
geniuses
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From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
going
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
greater
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From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
hate
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From this reading If there is any thing on earth I hate, it is a genius.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If there is any thing on earth I hate, it is a genius.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there is any thing on earth I hate, it is a genius.
immediately
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From this reading Thus you may tell these characters immediately by the nature of their occupations.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there is any thing on earth I hate, it is a genius.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there is any thing on earth I hate, it is a genius.
Jew
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From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
man
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From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Thus you may tell these characters immediately by the nature of their occupations.
money
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From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
more
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From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
nature
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From this reading Thus you may tell these characters immediately by the nature of their occupations.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
nutmegs
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From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
occupations
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From this reading Thus you may tell these characters immediately by the nature of their occupations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
off
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If there is any thing on earth I hate, it is a genius.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
out
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From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
pine-knots
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From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
ridiculous
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
rule
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From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
some
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
speculation
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
tangent
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus you may tell these characters immediately by the nature of their occupations.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thus you may tell these characters immediately by the nature of their occupations.
there
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From this reading If there is any thing on earth I hate, it is a genius.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Thus you may tell these characters immediately by the nature of their occupations.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If there is any thing on earth I hate, it is a genius.
things
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
Thus
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From this reading Thus you may tell these characters immediately by the nature of their occupations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
variance
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From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The creatures are always going off at a tangent into some fantastic employment, or ridiculous speculation, entirely at variance with the “fitness of things,” and having no business whatever to be considered as a business at all.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Especially, you cannot make a man of business out of a genius, any more than money out of a Jew, or the best nutmegs out of pine-knots.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your geniuses are all arrant asses—the greater the genius the greater the ass—and to this rule there is no exception whatever.
