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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 A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
adaptation
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I hate to see a load of band-boxes go along the street, and I hate to see a parcel of big words without any thing in them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
any
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From this reading I hate any thing that occupies more space that it is worth.
application
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From this reading The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application.
arch
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
band-boxes
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From this reading I hate to see a load of band-boxes go along the street, and I hate to see a parcel of big words without any thing in them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
big
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From this reading I hate to see a load of band-boxes go along the street, and I hate to see a parcel of big words without any thing in them.
building
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application.
clenches
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
connection
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From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
expression
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
fine-sounding
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From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
force
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From this reading The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
gives
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
glossiness
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
go
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From this reading I hate to see a load of band-boxes go along the street, and I hate to see a parcel of big words without any thing in them.
hate
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From this reading I hate any thing that occupies more space that it is worth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hate any thing that occupies more space that it is worth.
idea
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
imposing
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From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application.
introduced
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From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
irrelevant
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From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
larger
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
learning
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From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
lies
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From this reading The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application.
load
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From this reading I hate to see a load of band-boxes go along the street, and I hate to see a parcel of big words without any thing in them.
materials
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
meaning
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
mere
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
more
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
nails
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
necessary
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application.
novelty
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From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
occupies
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From this reading I hate any thing that occupies more space that it is worth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
ornaments
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
parcel
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From this reading I hate to see a load of band-boxes go along the street, and I hate to see a parcel of big words without any thing in them.
pegs
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
place
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
pointless
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From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
pomp
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
pretension
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
proper
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From this reading The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application.
quite
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From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
see
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From this reading I hate to see a load of band-boxes go along the street, and I hate to see a parcel of big words without any thing in them.
shewy
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
size
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
space
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From this reading I hate any thing that occupies more space that it is worth.
street
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From this reading I hate to see a load of band-boxes go along the street, and I hate to see a parcel of big words without any thing in them.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I hate to see a load of band-boxes go along the street, and I hate to see a parcel of big words without any thing in them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application.
thing
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From this reading I hate any thing that occupies more space that it is worth.
timbers
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
unsubstantial
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
unusual
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From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
very
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From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I hate to see a load of band-boxes go along the street, and I hate to see a parcel of big words without any thing in them.
word
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From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
words
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From this reading The proper force of words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application.
worth
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From this reading I hate any thing that occupies more space that it is worth.
writer's
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From this reading It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea that clenches a writer’s meaning:—as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere shewy, unsubstantial ornaments.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A word may be a fine-sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced, may be quite pointless and irrelevant.
