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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 Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
advantage
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From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
adversaries
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
artful
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From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
calculations
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
concealed
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
confine
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From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
conquer
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
constant
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From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
degree
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
designing
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
disinterestedness
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
effectually
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
enable
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
enough
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
estimate
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
expedients
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
familiar
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From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
far
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MEASURE FOR MEASURE.
former
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
frailty
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
fraud
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
given
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Which is the wiser here?--Justice or iniquity?"
high
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
iniquity
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From this reading "Which is the wiser here?--Justice or iniquity?"
innocent
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From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
intentions
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
interests
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From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Which is the wiser here?--Justice or iniquity?"
Justice
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From this reading "Which is the wiser here?--Justice or iniquity?"
latter
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From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
man
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
MEASURE
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From this reading MEASURE FOR MEASURE.
moment
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
more
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
most
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
motives
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
Nature
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Which is the wiser here?--Justice or iniquity?"
own
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
practised
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
principles
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
privileged
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
protection
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
refined
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
selfishness
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
shroud
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
struggle
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From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
study
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
subtle
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
surpass
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Which is the wiser here?--Justice or iniquity?"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
throw
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the constant struggle between the innocent and the artful, the latter have the advantage, so long as they confine themselves to familiar interests.
truly
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
vice
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From this reading But the moment the former conquer their disgust for the study of vice, and throw themselves upon the protection of their own high principles, they are far more effectually concealed from the calculations of their adversaries than if they practised the most refined of their subtle expedients.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which is the wiser here?--Justice or iniquity?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
wiser
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From this reading "Which is the wiser here?--Justice or iniquity?"
workings
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From this reading Nature has given to every man enough of frailty to enable him to estimate the workings of selfishness and fraud, but her truly privileged are those who can shroud their motives and intentions in a degree of justice and disinterestedness, which surpass the calculations of the designing.
