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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 Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, thought I, time is not such an invariable destroyer as he is represented.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
age
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
all
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From this reading After all, thought I, time is not such an invariable destroyer as he is represented.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After all, thought I, time is not such an invariable destroyer as he is represented.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
antiquaries
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From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
apparently
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
authors
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From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
becomes
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
builds
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
cheesemongers
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consume
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From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
controversy
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
costly
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
destroyer
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From this reading After all, thought I, time is not such an invariable destroyer as he is represented.
dilapidations
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
doomed
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From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
down
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
enriches
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
exquisite
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From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
farthing
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
flourish
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
fragments
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
furnish
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
future
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From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
gilding
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
gravitates
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
guinea
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
hand
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all, thought I, time is not such an invariable destroyer as he is represented.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After all, thought I, time is not such an invariable destroyer as he is represented.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
immortality
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
importance
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
impoverishes
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
infinitely
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
invariable
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From this reading After all, thought I, time is not such an invariable destroyer as he is represented.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
learned
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
learning
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
levity
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
likewise
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
Many
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
matter
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
merely
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From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
modern
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
Moore
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From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
more
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
most
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
moulders
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
new
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
nonsense
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After all, thought I, time is not such an invariable destroyer as he is represented.
now
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
oblivion
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
pastry-cooks
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
pedant
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
plastic
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
pulls
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
represented
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From this reading After all, thought I, time is not such an invariable destroyer as he is represented.
rise
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
rust
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
scribbler
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
sent
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
then
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From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, thought I, time is not such an invariable destroyer as he is represented.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, thought I, time is not such an invariable destroyer as he is represented.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nor is it merely such exquisite authors as Moore that are doomed to consume the oil of future antiquaries.
trifles
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
up
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
value
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
very
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Many a poor scribbler, who is now apparently sent to oblivion by pastry-cooks and cheesemongers, will then rise again in fragments, and flourish in learned immortality.
wisdom
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
wit
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From this reading Under his plastic hand trifles rise into importance; the nonsense of one age becomes the wisdom of another; the levity of the wit gravitates into the learning of the pedant, and an ancient farthing moulders into infinitely more value than a modern guinea.
works
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From this reading If he pulls down, he likewise builds up; if he impoverishes one, he enriches another; his very dilapidations furnish matter for new works of controversy, and his rust is more precious than the most costly gilding.
