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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 a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
ago
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
all
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
any
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
author
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
back
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
Book
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
boss
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
came
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
catalogue
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
Century
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
Chair
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
characteristic
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
Citizen
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
city
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
Club
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
collection
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
Colonel
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
cosmopolitan
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
country
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
Curtis
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
deliver
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
din
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
distinctly
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
dozen
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
ears
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
Easy
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
epigram
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
essayist
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
essays
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
evening
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
exquisite
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
felicity
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
fill
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
gives
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
heard
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
heeler
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
Higginson
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
home
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
huge
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
Idler
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
introducing
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
leans
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
lecture
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
man
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
market-place
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
mellow
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
merits
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
modulating
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
more
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
Mr
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
New
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
Nineteenth
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
note
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
notorieties
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
own
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
Papers
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
perhaps
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
Potiphar
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
president
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
quoted
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
Rambler
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
really
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
recent
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
room
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
self-seeking
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
speaker
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
Spectator
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
strident
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
syllable
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
Tatler
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
there
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
thick
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
title
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
tough
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
tussle
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
voices
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From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
way
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
well
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the thick of the tussle of life here in this huge city of ours, where strident voices fill the market-place, the mellow note of the essayist is heard distinctly as he leans back in his Easy Chair, modulating every syllable with exquisite felicity.
World
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From this reading In a great city there is room for all, for the boss and the heeler and the tough, as well as for the _Tatler_, the _Spectator_, the _Idler_, the _Rambler_, and the _Citizen of the World_.
year
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From this reading When Colonel Higginson came to New York last year to deliver before the Nineteenth Century Club the lecture on _The New World and the New Book_, which gives its title to a recent collection of his essays, this epigram was quoted by the president of the club in introducing the speaker of the evening.
years
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From this reading A citizen of the world, Mr. Curtis is, beyond all question, really cosmopolitan; and, as Colonel Higginson told us a dozen years ago, "to be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country."
York
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From this reading And perhaps the author of the _Potiphar Papers_ is in his way quite as characteristic of New York as any of the more self-seeking notorieties who din into our ears the catalogue of their merits.
