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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 A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As a nation we British are very wise in our conduct there.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a nation we British are very wise in our conduct there.
Asia
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From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
average
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From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
blunders
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
British
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From this reading As a nation we British are very wise in our conduct there.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
conduct
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From this reading As a nation we British are very wise in our conduct there.
CONFERENCE
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
conquered
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
crass
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
daily
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
deal
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
difficult
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From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
done
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
Eastern
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
European
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From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
ever
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
find
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From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
fine
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
foolish
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
great
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
high
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
holocaust
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
honorable
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
honorably
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
idiocies
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
individuals
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
international
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
long
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
Lord
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
Melbourne
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
most
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From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
nation
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From this reading As a nation we British are very wise in our conduct there.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
once
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
Oriental
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As a nation we British are very wise in our conduct there.
peoples
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
perpetrate
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
petty
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
principle
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
race
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
races
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
reap
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
respect
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
reward
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
said
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
series
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
some
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
sometimes
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
sum
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
there
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From this reading As a nation we British are very wise in our conduct there.
thing
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
things
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From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
threatens
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
total
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
tragedy
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From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
underlying
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From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
very
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From this reading A CONFERENCE Lord Melbourne once said that “nobody has ever done a very foolish thing except for some great principle.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As a nation we British are very wise in our conduct there.
we've
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
Well
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From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading But as individuals we perpetrate a long series of crass blunders, of petty daily idiocies, whose sum total is tragedy and sometimes threatens international holocaust.
wisdom
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From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
wise
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From this reading As a nation we British are very wise in our conduct there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As a race we deal honorably with the Oriental peoples--when once we’ve conquered them--and honorable conduct is a high wisdom in itself, and from it we reap a fine reward--the respect of the Eastern races.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, it would be difficult to find the great principle underlying most of the very foolish things the average European does in Asia.
