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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 The pessimist resents evil (like Lord Macaulay) solely because it is a grievance.
all
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From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
also
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From this reading The optimist resents it also, because it is an anomaly; a contradiction to his conception of the course of things.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
anomaly
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From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The pessimist resents evil (like Lord Macaulay) solely because it is a grievance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.
conception
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From this reading The optimist resents it also, because it is an anomaly; a contradiction to his conception of the course of things.
contradiction
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From this reading The optimist resents it also, because it is an anomaly; a contradiction to his conception of the course of things.
contrary
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From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The optimist resents it also, because it is an anomaly; a contradiction to his conception of the course of things.
defensible
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From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
elsewhere
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From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
evil
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From this reading The pessimist resents evil (like Lord Macaulay) solely because it is a grievance.
explicable
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From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
got
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From this reading When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.
grievance
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From this reading The pessimist resents evil (like Lord Macaulay) solely because it is a grievance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The optimist resents it also, because it is an anomaly; a contradiction to his conception of the course of things.
important
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From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
injustice
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From this reading When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
like
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From this reading The pessimist resents evil (like Lord Macaulay) solely because it is a grievance.
logical
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From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
longer
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From this reading When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.
Lord
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From this reading The pessimist resents evil (like Lord Macaulay) solely because it is a grievance.
lucid
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From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
Macaulay
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From this reading The pessimist resents evil (like Lord Macaulay) solely because it is a grievance.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
most
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From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
optimist
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From this reading The optimist resents it also, because it is an anomaly; a contradiction to his conception of the course of things.
people
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From this reading When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.
pessimist
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From this reading The pessimist resents evil (like Lord Macaulay) solely because it is a grievance.
politics
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From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
relations
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From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
resents
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From this reading The pessimist resents evil (like Lord Macaulay) solely because it is a grievance.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
solely
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From this reading The pessimist resents evil (like Lord Macaulay) solely because it is a grievance.
startled
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From this reading When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.
things
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From this reading The optimist resents it also, because it is an anomaly; a contradiction to his conception of the course of things.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
unimportant
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From this reading And it is not at all unimportant, but on the contrary most important, that this course of things in politics and elsewhere should be lucid, explicable and defensible.
unreason
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From this reading When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.
used
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From this reading When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When people have got used to unreason they can no longer be startled at injustice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And it is the same with the relations of an anomaly to the logical mind.
