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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 “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
act
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From this reading “And could a part act less commendably than the whole appear to have acted in this instance?”
acted
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From this reading “And could a part act less commendably than the whole appear to have acted in this instance?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
all
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
appear
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From this reading “And could a part act less commendably than the whole appear to have acted in this instance?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You forget that Leaplow, just at this moment, is under a moral eclipse.
bearingsplural nounUS /ˈberɪŋz/
directions used to locate a place, especially at sea
From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
brigadier
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From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
commendably
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From this reading “And could a part act less commendably than the whole appear to have acted in this instance?”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And could a part act less commendably than the whole appear to have acted in this instance?”
crutch
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From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
demand
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
depend
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From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
difference
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From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
discuss
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From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
eclipse
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From this reading “You forget that Leaplow, just at this moment, is under a moral eclipse.
event
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From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
forget
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From this reading “You forget that Leaplow, just at this moment, is under a moral eclipse.
general
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From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And could a part act less commendably than the whole appear to have acted in this instance?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And could a part act less commendably than the whole appear to have acted in this instance?”
instance
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From this reading “And could a part act less commendably than the whole appear to have acted in this instance?”
Interests
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From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
just
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From this reading “You forget that Leaplow, just at this moment, is under a moral eclipse.
Leaplow
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
less
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From this reading “And could a part act less commendably than the whole appear to have acted in this instance?”
level
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
moment
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From this reading “You forget that Leaplow, just at this moment, is under a moral eclipse.
moral
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From this reading “You forget that Leaplow, just at this moment, is under a moral eclipse.
morality
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
motives
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
much
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
personal
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From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
political
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
reduces
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
remarked
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
rigid
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
sir
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
social-stake
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
system
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “And could a part act less commendably than the whole appear to have acted in this instance?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You forget that Leaplow, just at this moment, is under a moral eclipse.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
there
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From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
true
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From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “You forget that Leaplow, just at this moment, is under a moral eclipse.
unexpected
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From this reading The brigadier and myself remained behind to discuss the general bearings of this unexpected event.
very
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
whole
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From this reading “They both depend on the crutch of personal Interests, it is true; though there is, between them, the difference of the interests of a part and of the interests of the whole.”
world
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From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You forget that Leaplow, just at this moment, is under a moral eclipse.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your rigid demand for motives, my good sir,” I remarked, “reduces the Leaplow political morality very much, after all, to the level of the social-stake system of our part of the world.”
