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all
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From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
appreciate
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From this reading I shall look forth and, in nay remoteness, appreciate the distant pageant of the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
becoming
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columns
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From this reading Humanity will range itself in the columns of my morning paper.
courts
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distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading I shall look forth and, in nay remoteness, appreciate the distant pageant of the world.
divorces
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dramas
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earthquakes
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escape
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From this reading No pulse of life will escape me.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
exhaurient
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foreground
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forth
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
griefs
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Humanity
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From this reading Humanity will range itself in the columns of my morning paper.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
intriguing
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Ipswich
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itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Humanity will range itself in the columns of my morning paper.
joys
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From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
laburnum
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From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
land-agents
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From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No pulse of life will escape me.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No pulse of life will escape me.
mere
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From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Humanity will range itself in the columns of my morning paper.
mountain-ash
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From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
national
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From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading I shall look forth and, in nay remoteness, appreciate the distant pageant of the world.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No pulse of life will escape me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
pageant
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paper
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From this reading Humanity will range itself in the columns of my morning paper.
phenomena
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politics
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From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
pulse
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From this reading No pulse of life will escape me.
range
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From this reading Humanity will range itself in the columns of my morning paper.
remoteness
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sequels
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
silhouettes
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From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
steep
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strange
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strife
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From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
suicides
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From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
vessels
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vision
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From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
wars
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From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Humanity will range itself in the columns of my morning paper.
window
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From this reading I shall look forth from my window, the laburnum and the mountain-ash becoming mere silhouettes in the foreground of my vision.
world
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wreck
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From this reading The strife of politics, the intriguing of courts, the wreck of great vessels, wars, dramas, earthquakes, national griefs or joys; the strange sequels to divorces, even, and the mysterious suicides of land-agents at Ipswich--in all such phenomena I shall steep my exhaurient mind.
