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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 That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
acting
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
all
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
always
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
baser
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
capable
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
chance
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
cheers
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
color
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From this reading The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
confess
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
conviction
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From this reading The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
courage
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
deception
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From this reading Nor does deception lead more surely to distrust of men, than self-deception to suspicion of principles.
depression
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
discouragement
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
distrust
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nor does deception lead more surely to distrust of men, than self-deception to suspicion of principles.
doubts
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
embrace
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
entered-on
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
enthusiasm
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
enthusiastic
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
experience
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From this reading The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
extremes
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
faith
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From this reading The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
felt
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
follow
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
foreseen
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
gregariously
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
higher
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
history
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
holds
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From this reading The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
holiday
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
human
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
immense
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
lead
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From this reading Nor does deception lead more surely to distrust of men, than self-deception to suspicion of principles.
liable
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
matter
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
meetings
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
Men
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
moment
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
mordant
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From this reading The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
more
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From this reading Nor does deception lead more surely to distrust of men, than self-deception to suspicion of principles.
multiply
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
narrowly
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
national
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
natural
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
nature
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor does deception lead more surely to distrust of men, than self-deception to suspicion of principles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
numbers
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
often
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From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
only
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
over-tension
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
patriotism
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
people
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
peril
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
previous
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
principles
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From this reading Nor does deception lead more surely to distrust of men, than self-deception to suspicion of principles.
proportionate
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
proportions
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
provincial
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
public
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
reaction
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
self-deception
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From this reading Nor does deception lead more surely to distrust of men, than self-deception to suspicion of principles.
set
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From this reading The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
sharp
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From this reading The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
slackening
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
soon
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
spirit
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
studied
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
surely
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From this reading Nor does deception lead more surely to distrust of men, than self-deception to suspicion of principles.
suspicion
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From this reading Nor does deception lead more surely to distrust of men, than self-deception to suspicion of principles.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nor does deception lead more surely to distrust of men, than self-deception to suspicion of principles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men acting gregariously are always in extremes; as they are one moment capable of higher courage, so they are liable, the next, to baser depression, and it is often a matter of chance whether numbers shall multiply confidence or discouragement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
too
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From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
war
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
wears
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From this reading The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
weathers
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From this reading The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
well
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From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading We confess that we had our doubts at first whether the patriotism of our people were not too narrowly provincial to embrace the proportions of national peril We felt an only too natural distrust of immense public meetings and enthusiastic cheers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That a reaction should follow the holiday enthusiasm with which the war was entered-on, that it should follow soon, and that the slackening of public spirit should be proportionate to the previous over-tension, might well be foreseen by all who had studied human nature or history.
woven
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From this reading The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
