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amiable
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From this reading The great are seldom amiable; and those who are the least lenient to our errors are invariably our relations!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
appear
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From this reading Many circumstances at that time conspired to make my request to quit the imperial service appear natural and appropriate.
appreciate
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
appropriate
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From this reading Many circumstances at that time conspired to make my request to quit the imperial service appear natural and appropriate.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
ARRIVED
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
circumstances
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From this reading Many circumstances at that time conspired to make my request to quit the imperial service appear natural and appropriate.
community
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From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
conjugal
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
conspired
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Czarina
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
dazzling
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
errors
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From this reading The great are seldom amiable; and those who are the least lenient to our errors are invariably our relations!
extinction
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
families
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From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
general
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From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
god-like
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great are seldom amiable; and those who are the least lenient to our errors are invariably our relations!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
imperial
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From this reading Many circumstances at that time conspired to make my request to quit the imperial service appear natural and appropriate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
incalculable
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
invariably
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From this reading The great are seldom amiable; and those who are the least lenient to our errors are invariably our relations!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great are seldom amiable; and those who are the least lenient to our errors are invariably our relations!
lenient
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From this reading The great are seldom amiable; and those who are the least lenient to our errors are invariably our relations!
less
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From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many circumstances at that time conspired to make my request to quit the imperial service appear natural and appropriate.
Many
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From this reading Many circumstances at that time conspired to make my request to quit the imperial service appear natural and appropriate.
men
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From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
more
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
mourned
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From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Many circumstances at that time conspired to make my request to quit the imperial service appear natural and appropriate.
natural
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From this reading Many circumstances at that time conspired to make my request to quit the imperial service appear natural and appropriate.
observed
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From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The great are seldom amiable; and those who are the least lenient to our errors are invariably our relations!
perfidy
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
Petersburg
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
posterity
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
proportion
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From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
quit
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From this reading Many circumstances at that time conspired to make my request to quit the imperial service appear natural and appropriate.
relations
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From this reading The great are seldom amiable; and those who are the least lenient to our errors are invariably our relations!
request
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From this reading Many circumstances at that time conspired to make my request to quit the imperial service appear natural and appropriate.
reserved
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
resigned
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
RETREAT
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From this reading THE RETREAT.
seldom
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From this reading The great are seldom amiable; and those who are the least lenient to our errors are invariably our relations!
service
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From this reading Many circumstances at that time conspired to make my request to quit the imperial service appear natural and appropriate.
St
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
suspected
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETREAT.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The great are seldom amiable; and those who are the least lenient to our errors are invariably our relations!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many circumstances at that time conspired to make my request to quit the imperial service appear natural and appropriate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
tolerably
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
utility
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From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
way
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From this reading I have observed, by the way, that in general men are the less mourned by their families in proportion as they are the more mourned by the community.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The great are seldom amiable; and those who are the least lenient to our errors are invariably our relations!
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I ARRIVED at St. Petersburg, and found the Czarina, whose conjugal perfidy was more than suspected, tolerably resigned to the extinction of that dazzling life whose incalculable and god-like utility it is reserved for posterity to appreciate!
