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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 The French give a different turn to things, less _sombre_ and less edifying.
again
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
alike
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From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
All
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From this reading All this is ingenious and well; but it wants sentiment.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
also
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The French give a different turn to things, less _sombre_ and less edifying.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
any
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From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
attach
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From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
boat
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All this is ingenious and well; but it wants sentiment.
clock
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
common
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
Cupid
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
different
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From this reading The French give a different turn to things, less _sombre_ and less edifying.
edifying
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From this reading The French give a different turn to things, less _sombre_ and less edifying.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
fait
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
figure
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
French
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From this reading The French give a different turn to things, less _sombre_ and less edifying.
get
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From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
give
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From this reading The French give a different turn to things, less _sombre_ and less edifying.
hate
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From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
how
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From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
ideas
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From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
importance
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From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
indifference
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From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading All this is ingenious and well; but it wants sentiment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All this is ingenious and well; but it wants sentiment.
L'Amour
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
le
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
less
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From this reading The French give a different turn to things, less _sombre_ and less edifying.
like
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From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
love
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From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
matter
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From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
moment
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From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
motto
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
only
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From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
ornament
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
Paris
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
passer
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
people
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From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
pleasing
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
pour
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From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
rid
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From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
rowing
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
seated
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
sensation
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From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
sentiment
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From this reading All this is ingenious and well; but it wants sentiment.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
sombre
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From this reading The French give a different turn to things, less _sombre_ and less edifying.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
Tems
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The French give a different turn to things, less _sombre_ and less edifying.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
thing
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From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
things
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From this reading The French give a different turn to things, less _sombre_ and less edifying.
thinking
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From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this is ingenious and well; but it wants sentiment.
Time
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The French give a different turn to things, less _sombre_ and less edifying.
transitu
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From this reading The French attach no importance to any thing, except for the moment; they are only thinking how they shall get rid of one sensation for another; all their ideas are _in transitu_.
travestied
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
turn
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From this reading The French give a different turn to things, less _sombre_ and less edifying.
very
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
wants
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From this reading All this is ingenious and well; but it wants sentiment.
well
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From this reading All this is ingenious and well; but it wants sentiment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I like a people who have something that they love and something that they hate, and with whom every thing is not alike a matter of indifference or _pour passer le tems_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
wits
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From this reading A common and also a very pleasing ornament to a clock, in Paris, is a figure of Time seated in a boat which Cupid is rowing along, with the motto, _L’Amour fait passer le Tems_—which the wits again have travestied into _Le Tems fait passer L’Amour_.
