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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 He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
all
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
Almack's
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
amazing
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
arguers
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
arm
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From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
basket
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From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
beautiful
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
beaux
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
become
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
Berkeley
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
Bishop
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
celebrity
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
certain
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From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
clubs
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
conversational
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
coveter
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
day
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From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
death
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
desire
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
discovered
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
due
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
emulation
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
envious
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
etc
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
eventually
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
exigent
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
explain
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From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
extreme
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
eyes
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From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
fashion
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
fortunes
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From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
fragments
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
go
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From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
grade
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
illustrious
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
inflammation
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
insignificance
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
instance
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
London
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
lungs
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
made
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
magnificent
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From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
Malebranche
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
man
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
member
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
metaphysicians
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
minerals
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From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
minor
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
most
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
much
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
museum
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From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
now
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
number
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
obligingly
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
oft-described
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
out
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From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
Paul
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From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
picked
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From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
piece
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From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
portion
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
propose
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From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
reader
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From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
repandu
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
Revisited
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
sacrifice
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
scattered
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
Search
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
searched
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
set
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
sinister
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From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
sink
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
small
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From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
society
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
soul
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
subaltern
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From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
suffering
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
talked
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
there
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
Truth
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
truths
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
turn
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From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
up
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
utmost
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
very
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We ourselves picked up this very day a certain small piece of truth, with which we propose to explain to thee, fair reader, a sinister turn in the fortunes of Paul.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was, of course, a member of the clubs, etc. He was, in short, of that oft-described set before whom all minor beaux sink into insignificance, or among whom they eventually obtain a subaltern grade, by a sacrifice of a due portion of their fortune.--Almack's Revisited.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
world
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From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading By the soul of the great Malebranche, who made “A Search after Truth,” and discovered everything beautiful except that which he searched for,--by the soul of the great Malebranche, whom Bishop Berkeley found suffering under an inflammation in the lungs, and very obligingly talked to death (an instance of conversational powers worthy the envious emulation of all great metaphysicians and arguers),--by the soul of that illustrious man, it is amazing to us what a number of truths there are broken up into little fragments, and scattered here and there through the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What a magnificent museum a man might make of the precious minerals, if he would but go out with his basket under his arm, and his eyes about him!
young
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From this reading He had now become a young man of extreme fashion, and as much repandu in society as the utmost and most exigent coveter of London celebrity could desire.
