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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 In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
Allan
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From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME V.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Italians have but little sentiment beyond marbles and colours.
appreciation
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
architecture
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From this reading In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The Italians have but little sentiment beyond marbles and colours.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Italians have but little sentiment beyond marbles and colours.
Chinese
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From this reading The Chinese and most of the eastern races have a warm but inappropriate fancy.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Italians have but little sentiment beyond marbles and colours.
decoration
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From this reading In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme.
delicate
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
deteriora
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
eastern
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From this reading The Chinese and most of the eastern races have a warm but inappropriate fancy.
Edgar
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From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME V.
elements
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
English
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From this reading In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme.
external
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From this reading In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme.
fancy
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From this reading The Chinese and most of the eastern races have a warm but inappropriate fancy.
France
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
gadabouts
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Italians have but little sentiment beyond marbles and colours.
household
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme.
inappropriate
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From this reading The Chinese and most of the eastern races have a warm but inappropriate fancy.
indeed
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
internal
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From this reading In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme.
Italians
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From this reading The Italians have but little sentiment beyond marbles and colours.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Italians have but little sentiment beyond marbles and colours.
maintain
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
marbles
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From this reading The Italians have but little sentiment beyond marbles and colours.
meliora
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
most
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From this reading The Chinese and most of the eastern races have a warm but inappropriate fancy.
much
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME V.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
people
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
Poe
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From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME V.
probant
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
proper
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
proprieties
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
race
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
races
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From this reading The Chinese and most of the eastern races have a warm but inappropriate fancy.
residences
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From this reading In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme.
sense
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
sentiment
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From this reading The Italians have but little sentiment beyond marbles and colours.
sequuntur
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
supreme
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From this reading In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME V.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the internal decoration, if not in the external architecture of their residences, the English are supreme.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
too
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From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
V
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From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME V.
VOLUME
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From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME V.
warm
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From this reading The Chinese and most of the eastern races have a warm but inappropriate fancy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In France, _meliora probant, deteriora _sequuntur—the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
Works
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From this reading The Works of Edgar Allan Poe VOLUME V.
