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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 It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
all
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
brief
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From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
Cabinet
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complex
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From this reading It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
consideration
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From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
cum
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From this reading HOMUNCULI quanti sunt, cum recogito.*--PLAUTUS.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
employed
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From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
endeavouring
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
enough
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
gathered
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
gone
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
governments
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
happened
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
HOMUNCULI
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From this reading HOMUNCULI quanti sunt, cum recogito.*--PLAUTUS.
how
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From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
indeed
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From this reading It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
intrigue
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From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
issue
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
Lord
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many
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From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
medium
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From this reading It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
men
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From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
namely
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
necessary
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obvious
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From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
often
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
out-trick
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
own
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From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
plain
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PLAUTUS
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From this reading HOMUNCULI quanti sunt, cum recogito.*--PLAUTUS.
political
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From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
possible
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From this reading It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
preserve
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From this reading It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
quanti
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From this reading HOMUNCULI quanti sunt, cum recogito.*--PLAUTUS.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
reader
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
recogito
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From this reading HOMUNCULI quanti sunt, cum recogito.*--PLAUTUS.
reflect
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From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
repeat
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
revelation
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scarcely
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From this reading It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
scheming
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From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
shortly
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
spirit
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From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
stronger
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
suffices
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
sunt
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From this reading HOMUNCULI quanti sunt, cum recogito.*--PLAUTUS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
too
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From this reading It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
Vargrave
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From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
very
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
weaker
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From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It suffices, therefore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all governments,--one on which the Cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavouring to out-trick the stronger.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IT is obvious that for many reasons we must be brief upon the political intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium between too plain a revelation and too complex a disguise.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading * "When I reflect, how great your little men are in their own consideration!"
