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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 It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
able
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From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
admirably
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From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
affects
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From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
all
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From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
aloof
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
Auerbach
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From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
Auerbach's
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From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
book
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From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
cared
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
catastrophical
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From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
dealing
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
dealt
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From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
deep
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From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
delicately
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From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
Edelweiss
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From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
fades
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
fail
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From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
far
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
finally
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
German
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
greatly
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
Heights
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
human
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
imperfect
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From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
insight
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From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
knowledge
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From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
mistiness
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
moral
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
most
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From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
ordinary
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
out
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
own
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From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
pigmies
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From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
pleasure
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From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
read
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From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
really
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From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
retrospect
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From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
royalties
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
seems
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
side
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
some
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From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
somewhat
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From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
speak
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From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
stories
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From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
story
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From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
there
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From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The book of his that pleased me most was ‘Edelweiss,’ which, though the story was somewhat too catastrophical, seemed to me admirably good and true.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must not fail to own the great pleasure that I have had in some of the stories of Auerbach.
too
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
true
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From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
very
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From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But I speak of it with the imperfect knowledge of one who was never able to read it quite through, and I have really no right to speak of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is true that I have never cared greatly for ‘On the Heights,’ which in its dealing with royalties seems too far aloof from the ordinary human life, and which on the moral side finally fades out into a German mistiness.
work
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From this reading I still think it very delicately done, and with a deep insight; but there is something in all Auerbach’s work which in the retrospect affects me as if it dealt with pigmies.
