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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 If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
accurately
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
acid
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From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
all
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
apology
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arsenic
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From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
average
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From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
balanced
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
barter
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
called
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careful
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From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
carefully
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
chemists
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civilization
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commerce
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commodities
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
consists
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cover
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From this reading Is it a hairbreadth too short to cover the scratch for which you want it?
depend
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From this reading How many times does a life depend on the exact proportions of an apology!
diminution
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From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
dispensed
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From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How many times does a life depend on the exact proportions of an apology!
doled
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
dose
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From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading How many times does a life depend on the exact proportions of an apology!
excess
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From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
exchange
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Is it a hairbreadth too short to cover the scratch for which you want it?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
gauged
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
hairbreadth
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From this reading Is it a hairbreadth too short to cover the scratch for which you want it?
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
How
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From this reading How many times does a life depend on the exact proportions of an apology!
Humanity
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From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
hurried
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From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How many times does a life depend on the exact proportions of an apology!
mainly
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
manner
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From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
many
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From this reading How many times does a life depend on the exact proportions of an apology!
matter
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From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
measured
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
minima
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miserly
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From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
modern
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
necessary
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
niggardly
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From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
notable
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From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
off
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From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How many times does a life depend on the exact proportions of an apology!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
out
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
oxalic
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From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
plumbed
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
poisons
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From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
poured
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
proportions
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From this reading How many times does a life depend on the exact proportions of an apology!
scraped
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
scratch
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From this reading Is it a hairbreadth too short to cover the scratch for which you want it?
scruples
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Is it a hairbreadth too short to cover the scratch for which you want it?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
social
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
Styx
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From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
there
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
times
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From this reading How many times does a life depend on the exact proportions of an apology!
timid
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From this reading But, alas! in the matter of apology, it is not from the excess of the dose, but the timid, niggardly, miserly manner in which it is dispensed, that poor Humanity is hurried off to the Styx!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
too
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From this reading Is it a hairbreadth too short to cover the scratch for which you want it?
vending
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From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
victims
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From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
want
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From this reading Is it a hairbreadth too short to cover the scratch for which you want it?
wares
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
wherein
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
world
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From this reading Of all the wares and commodities in exchange and barter, wherein so mainly consists the civilization of our modern world, there is not one which is so carefully weighed, so accurately measured, so plumbed and gauged, so doled and scraped, so poured out in minima and balanced with scruples,--as that necessary of social commerce called "an apology"!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
yearly
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From this reading If the chemists were half so careful in vending their poisons, there would be a notable diminution in the yearly average of victims to arsenic and oxalic acid.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it a hairbreadth too short to cover the scratch for which you want it?
