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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 It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
adapted
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From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
arm
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
baulk
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
beholding
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From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
bettered
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
cabinet
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
campaign
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From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
candidate
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From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
cardui
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
chance
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
chosen
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
condition
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
content
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
dandas
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
deeply
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From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
definite
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
dum
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
esse
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
et
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
eye
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From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
fingers
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
foreign
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
four
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
frugal
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From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
get
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
H
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
head
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
Jaalam
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From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
lactucas
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
large
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From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
leg
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
loss
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
made
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
mission
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
Mr
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
nearly
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
necessary
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From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
nihil
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
non
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
occupying
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From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
opened
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
other
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
peculiarly
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From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
pride
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From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
probable
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
prospect
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
præterea
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
public
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From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
qualifications
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From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
reduced
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
regard
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
remembering
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
revolving
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From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
S
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From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
sacrifice
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
Sawin
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
seat
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
some
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
space
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From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
successful
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From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
sufficiant
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
suffrages
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
supposed
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From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
times
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From this reading And to me, deeply revolving the qualifications necessary to a candidate in these frugal times, those of Mr. S. seemed peculiarly adapted to a successful campaign.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
townsman
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From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
understanding
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From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
untouched
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From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
villatic
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From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
vox
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From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
W
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From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It may be supposed that we of Jaalam were not untouched by a feeling of villatic pride in beholding our townsman occupying so large a space in the public eye.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The loss of a leg, an arm, an eye, and four fingers, reduced him so nearly to the condition of a _vox et præterea nihil_, that I could think of nothing but the loss of his head by which his chance could have been bettered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But since he has chosen to baulk our suffrages, we must content ourselves with what we can get, remembering _lactucas non esse dandas, dum cardui sufficiant_.--H. W.]
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It is probable that some other prospect has been opened to Mr. Sawin, and that he has not made this great sacrifice without some definite understanding in regard to a seat in the cabinet, or a foreign mission.
