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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 Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
actually
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From this reading But not only are they not opposite words: they are actually the same word.
AMERICA
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From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
antithesis
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From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
approachability
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From this reading They both mean receptiveness or approachability by the facts outside us.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
Austen
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From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
authorities
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From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both mean receptiveness or approachability by the facts outside us.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not only are they not opposite words: they are actually the same word.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They both mean receptiveness or approachability by the facts outside us.
Chamberlain
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character
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From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
common
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From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
commonly
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From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
conjunction
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From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
DICKENS
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From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
Dickens's
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From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
English
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From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
essential
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From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
facts
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From this reading They both mean receptiveness or approachability by the facts outside us.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
imagined
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From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
indeed
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From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
Jane
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From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
kind
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From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
literary
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From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
mean
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From this reading They both mean receptiveness or approachability by the facts outside us.
Mr
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From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
only
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From this reading But not only are they not opposite words: they are actually the same word.
opposite
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From this reading But not only are they not opposite words: they are actually the same word.
opposition
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From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They both mean receptiveness or approachability by the facts outside us.
other
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From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They both mean receptiveness or approachability by the facts outside us.
put
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From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
receptiveness
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From this reading They both mean receptiveness or approachability by the facts outside us.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But not only are they not opposite words: they are actually the same word.
sense
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From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
sensibility
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From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But not only are they not opposite words: they are actually the same word.
things
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From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
two
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From this reading The two things are not, indeed, in such an antithesis as is commonly imagined.
uncommon
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From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They both mean receptiveness or approachability by the facts outside us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DICKENS AND AMERICA The essential of Dickens’s character was the conjunction of common sense with uncommon sensibility.
word
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From this reading Great English literary authorities, such as Jane Austen and Mr. Chamberlain, have put the word “sense” and the word “sensibility” in a kind of opposition to each other.
words
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From this reading But not only are they not opposite words: they are actually the same word.
