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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I think they might as well have gone about tracking the rainbow, for all they have learned of this mysterious business.
all
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From this reading I think they might as well have gone about tracking the rainbow, for all they have learned of this mysterious business.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
barely
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believe
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
brevity
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From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
broken
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
business
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From this reading I think they might as well have gone about tracking the rainbow, for all they have learned of this mysterious business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
CONCERNING
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
craftsman
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decipher
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
delicate
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
departed
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deploring
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From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
down
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
empty
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
endeavoured
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
esoteric
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
explain
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From this reading The learned, as one put it, had barely time to explain to his successor that he had found the problem unsolvable.
fastened
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I think they might as well have gone about tracking the rainbow, for all they have learned of this mysterious business.
found
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gone
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got
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From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The learned, as one put it, had barely time to explain to his successor that he had found the problem unsolvable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
HAWK
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The learned, as one put it, had barely time to explain to his successor that he had found the problem unsolvable.
heard
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From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
hieroglyphics
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The learned, as one put it, had barely time to explain to his successor that he had found the problem unsolvable.
house
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
how
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
human
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
idiom
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
implements
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
labour
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laboured
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
learn
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learned
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From this reading The learned, as one put it, had barely time to explain to his successor that he had found the problem unsolvable.
life
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From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
little
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From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
magnitude
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From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
men
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I think they might as well have gone about tracking the rainbow, for all they have learned of this mysterious business.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
mysterious
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mystic
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
Old
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The learned, as one put it, had barely time to explain to his successor that he had found the problem unsolvable.
places
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primly
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
problem
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put
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
rainbow
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From this reading I think they might as well have gone about tracking the rainbow, for all they have learned of this mysterious business.
RUFE
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
say
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From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
strange
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succeeded
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
successor
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From this reading The learned, as one put it, had barely time to explain to his successor that he had found the problem unsolvable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The learned, as one put it, had barely time to explain to his successor that he had found the problem unsolvable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
think
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From this reading I think they might as well have gone about tracking the rainbow, for all they have learned of this mysterious business.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
time
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From this reading The learned, as one put it, had barely time to explain to his successor that he had found the problem unsolvable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
tracking
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tremendous
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From this reading They have got at but little, as I have heard them say, deploring the brevity of life, and the tremendous magnitude of the labour.
unintelligible
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
unsolvable
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uses
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
very
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vulgar
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
walls
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
well
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
wise
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
works
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
write
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From this reading CONCERNING HAWK RUFE Old wise men in esoteric idiom, unintelligible to the vulgar, have endeavoured to write down in books how the human mind works in its house,--and I believe they have not succeeded very well.
written
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From this reading They have broken into this house when it was empty, and laboured to decipher the mystic hieroglyphics written on its walls, and learn to what uses the departed craftsman put the strange, delicate implements which they found fastened so primly in their places.
