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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
account
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From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
belittle
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From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
benefit
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From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
column
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From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
community
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From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
concerned
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contract
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From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
cultivates
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From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But this is not the most serious objection to the publication of these worthless details.
develops
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From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
effect
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From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
elevates
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From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
essential
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From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
face
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From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
facts
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From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
inanity
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From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
interest
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From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
items
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From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
like
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From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
love
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From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
most
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From this reading But this is not the most serious objection to the publication of these worthless details.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
newspaper
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From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this is not the most serious objection to the publication of these worthless details.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
notoriety
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From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
objection
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From this reading But this is not the most serious objection to the publication of these worthless details.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
place
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From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
print
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profitless
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From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
publication
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From this reading But this is not the most serious objection to the publication of these worthless details.
reading
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reading-matter
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From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
see
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From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
self-consciousness
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From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
self-importance
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From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
serious
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From this reading But this is not the most serious objection to the publication of these worthless details.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
sort
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From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
takes
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From this reading This sort of inanity takes the place of reading-matter that might be of benefit, and its effect must be to belittle and contract the mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
trivial
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From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
vanity
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From this reading It cultivates self-consciousness in the community, and love of notoriety; it develops vanity and self-importance, and elevates the trivial in life above the essential.
vapid
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From this reading On the face of it nothing is so vapid and profitless as column after column of this reading.
very
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From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading These "items" have very little interest, except to those who already know the facts; but those concerned like to see them in print, and take the newspaper on that account.
worthless
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From this reading But this is not the most serious objection to the publication of these worthless details.
