Chapter XVIII
’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
Middlemarch
Chapter XVIII
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’T
is
strange
to
see
the
humors
of
these
men,
These
great
aspiring
spirits,
that
should
be
wise: .
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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’T
is
strange
to
see
the
humors
of
these
men,
These
great
aspiring
spirits,
that
should
be
wise: .
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Learner Dictionary
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Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .”
All words in this reading · 17
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aspiring
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From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
humors
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From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
men
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From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
see
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From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
spirits
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strange
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T
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .
wise
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From this reading ’T is strange to see the humors of these men, These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise: .