Chapter III
All idealisation makes life poorer. To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.
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Chapter III
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All
idealisation
makes
life
poorer.
To
beautify
it
is
to
take
away
its
character
of
complexity—it
is
to
destroy
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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All
idealisation
makes
life
poorer.
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To
beautify
it
is
to
take
away
its
character
of
complexity—it
is
to
destroy
it.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All idealisation makes life poorer.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.”
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All
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From this reading All idealisation makes life poorer.
away
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From this reading To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.
beautify
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From this reading To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.
character
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complexity
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From this reading To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.
destroy
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From this reading To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.
idealisation
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From this reading All idealisation makes life poorer.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All idealisation makes life poorer.
makes
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From this reading All idealisation makes life poorer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.
poorer
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From this reading All idealisation makes life poorer.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.