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Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900)
Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900)

Chapter XXI

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Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.
It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.
The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.
One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.
The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.
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Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900)

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.
Line 2
It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.
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The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.
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One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.
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The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.”

Different noun US /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.”

Party noun US /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.”

Pleasant noun US /pleasant/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.”

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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 they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

acquired

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From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

all

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From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

came

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From this reading The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.

countries

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From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

critics

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From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

educated

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From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

enthusiasm

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From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

etc

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From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

foreigner

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From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

formality

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From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

General

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From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

German

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From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

God

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From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.

hearts

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From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

house

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From this reading The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

included

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From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

Joe

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From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

Johnson

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From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

jubilee

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From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

Jubilees

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From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

men

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From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

merely

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From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

musical

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From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

native

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From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

Now

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From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

out

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From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

partynounUS /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.

pleasantnounUS /pleasant/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.

praise

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From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

press

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From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

son

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From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

technique

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From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

true

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From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

up

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From this reading The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.

war

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From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One of the jubilee men is a son of General Joe Johnson, and was educated by him after the war.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The party came up to the house and we had a pleasant time.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.

whole

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From this reading It is true they praise God, but that is merely a formality, and nothing in it; they open out their whole hearts to no foreigner.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The musical critics of the German press praise the Jubilees with great enthusiasm--acquired technique etc, included.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Now, these countries are different: they would do all that, if it were native.