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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accord
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
ARTHUR
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From this reading ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
attempt
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author
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
believed
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
book
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cheap
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cheerful
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
conduct
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From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
CORNISH
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cover
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Darwinian
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describe
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From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
find
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From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM A CORNISH WINDOW.
gravities
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From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
hypothesis
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From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
intervals
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
jargon
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knew
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
levities
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From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
maintain
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
man
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man's
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From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
men
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
nasty
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
only
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
own
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From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
plead
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
politics
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popular
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
possession
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
QUILLER-COUCH
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From this reading ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH.
recreation
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
ruthlessly
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From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
say
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From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
Severe
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From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
stretch
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From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
striven
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
succinctly
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summarise
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From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
Superman
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From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
THOMAS
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From this reading ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
translated
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
whole
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From this reading I may summarise it, in its own jargon, as the philosophy of the Superman, and succinctly describe it as an attempt to stretch a part of the Darwinian hypothesis and make it cover the whole of man's life and conduct.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
WINDOW
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From this reading FROM A CORNISH WINDOW.
written
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
years
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From this reading I plead only that they were written at intervals, and in part for recreation, during years in which their author has striven to maintain a cheerful mind while a popular philosophy which he believed to be cheap took possession of men and translated itself into politics which he knew to be nasty.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Severe and ruthlessly honest man that you are, you will find that the levities and the gravities of this book do not accord, and will say so.
