Chapter III
"I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger. "Swift had a limited vision and a diseased mind. He diagnosed his own diseases. Goldsmith wrote some pretty verses. But I do not think that you have read them.
Multitude and Solitude
Chapter III
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"I'd
give
the
whole
company
for
one
act
of
Addison's
_Cato_,"
said
Roger.
"Swift
had
a
limited
vision
and
a
diseased
mind.
He
diagnosed
his
own
diseases.
Goldsmith
wrote
some
pretty
verses.
But
I
do
not
think
that
you
have
read
them.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I'd
give
the
whole
company
for
one
act
of
Addison's
_Cato_,"
said
Roger.
Line 2
"Swift
had
a
limited
vision
and
a
diseased
mind.
Line 3
He
diagnosed
his
own
diseases.
Line 4
Goldsmith
wrote
some
pretty
verses.
Line 5
But
I
do
not
think
that
you
have
read
them.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But I do not think that you have read them.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Swift had a limited vision and a diseased mind.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I do not think that you have read them.”
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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 "Swift had a limited vision and a diseased mind.
act
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From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
Addison's
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From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Swift had a limited vision and a diseased mind.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I do not think that you have read them.
Cato
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From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
company
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From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
diagnosed
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From this reading He diagnosed his own diseases.
diseased
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From this reading "Swift had a limited vision and a diseased mind.
diseases
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From this reading He diagnosed his own diseases.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But I do not think that you have read them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
give
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From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
Goldsmith
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From this reading Goldsmith wrote some pretty verses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Swift had a limited vision and a diseased mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I do not think that you have read them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He diagnosed his own diseases.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He diagnosed his own diseases.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I do not think that you have read them.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
limited
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From this reading "Swift had a limited vision and a diseased mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Swift had a limited vision and a diseased mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I do not think that you have read them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
own
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From this reading He diagnosed his own diseases.
pretty
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From this reading Goldsmith wrote some pretty verses.
read
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From this reading But I do not think that you have read them.
Roger
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From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
said
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From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
some
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From this reading Goldsmith wrote some pretty verses.
Swift
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From this reading "Swift had a limited vision and a diseased mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I do not think that you have read them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But I do not think that you have read them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I do not think that you have read them.
verses
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From this reading Goldsmith wrote some pretty verses.
vision
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From this reading "Swift had a limited vision and a diseased mind.
whole
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From this reading "I'd give the whole company for one act of Addison's _Cato_," said Roger.
wrote
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From this reading Goldsmith wrote some pretty verses.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I do not think that you have read them.