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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 Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
all
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From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
attitude
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
continuance
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
correct
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
day
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
divines
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From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
doing
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
eager
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
elegantly
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From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
eye
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
fame
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
favours
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
forever
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
fun
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From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
future
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
generations
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
glory
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From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
gratified
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
human
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From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
illustrious
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
insure
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
keep
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From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
lasted
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From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
like
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From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
live
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
looks
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
man
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
many
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From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
mass
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From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
much
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
natural
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From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
neglect
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From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
obscurity
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
past
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
pitied
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From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
pity
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From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
posterity
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
preserve
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
remainder
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From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
seething
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From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
silly
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From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
terrene
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From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
things
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From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
Tillotson
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From this reading Tillotson and the rest need not, after all, be pitied for our neglect of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
trifles
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From this reading They either know nothing about it, or are above such terrene trifles.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
verbose
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From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
very
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From this reading This is very natural and human, but, like so many very natural and human things, very silly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Let us keep our pity for the seething mass of divines who were not elegantly verbose, and had no fun or glory while they lasted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every man illustrious in his day, however much he may be gratified by his fame, looks with an eager eye to posterity for a continuance of past favours, and would even live the remainder of his life in obscurity if by so doing he could insure that future generations would preserve a correct attitude towards him forever.
