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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 Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
answer
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
cartloads
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
columns
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
considered
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
cut
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From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
daily
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
day
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
defines
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From this reading He found one word that defines the paganism of to-day.
discussing
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
Disraeli
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From this reading That soldier had in him the very soul of literature; he was one of the great phrase-makers of modern thought, like Victor Hugo or Disraeli.
Europe
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found one word that defines the paganism of to-day.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That soldier had in him the very soul of literature; he was one of the great phrase-makers of modern thought, like Victor Hugo or Disraeli.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That soldier had in him the very soul of literature; he was one of the great phrase-makers of modern thought, like Victor Hugo or Disraeli.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That soldier had in him the very soul of literature; he was one of the great phrase-makers of modern thought, like Victor Hugo or Disraeli.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That soldier had in him the very soul of literature; he was one of the great phrase-makers of modern thought, like Victor Hugo or Disraeli.
history
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
Hugo
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From this reading That soldier had in him the very soul of literature; he was one of the great phrase-makers of modern thought, like Victor Hugo or Disraeli.
hundred
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
incident
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
like
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From this reading That soldier had in him the very soul of literature; he was one of the great phrase-makers of modern thought, like Victor Hugo or Disraeli.
literature
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From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
meaning
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From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
Methuselahite
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
modern
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From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
monthly
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
more
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
new
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
Now
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
paganism
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From this reading He found one word that defines the paganism of to-day.
paper
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
papers
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
philosopher
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philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
phrase-makers
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From this reading That soldier had in him the very soul of literature; he was one of the great phrase-makers of modern thought, like Victor Hugo or Disraeli.
problems
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
quarterly
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
religion
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
religious
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
reviews
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
simply
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From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
soldier
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
some
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
soul
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From this reading That soldier had in him the very soul of literature; he was one of the great phrase-makers of modern thought, like Victor Hugo or Disraeli.
story
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From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
there
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That soldier had in him the very soul of literature; he was one of the great phrase-makers of modern thought, like Victor Hugo or Disraeli.
thousand
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
to-day
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From this reading He found one word that defines the paganism of to-day.
two
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
very
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From this reading That soldier had in him the very soul of literature; he was one of the great phrase-makers of modern thought, like Victor Hugo or Disraeli.
Victor
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From this reading That soldier had in him the very soul of literature; he was one of the great phrase-makers of modern thought, like Victor Hugo or Disraeli.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
weekly
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
whole
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
why
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From this reading The whole meaning of literature is simply to cut a long story short; that is why our modern books of philosophy are never literature.
wise
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
witty
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
word
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
words
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From this reading Every day the daily paper reviews some new philosopher who has some new religion; and there is not in the whole two thousand words of the whole two columns one word as witty as or wise as that word “Methuselahite.”
worth
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From this reading Now, considered as an incident in the religious history of Europe, that answer of that soldier was worth more than a hundred cartloads of quarterly and monthly and weekly and daily papers discussing religious problems and religious books.
