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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 And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
adverse
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
alike
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
arena
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From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A greater mind has satirised the human tendency to "condone the sins we are inclined to, by damning those we have no mind to," and we are content to leave it at that.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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bull
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BULL-FIGHT
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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censors
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concerned
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From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
condemn
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From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
condone
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From this reading A greater mind has satirised the human tendency to "condone the sins we are inclined to, by damning those we have no mind to," and we are content to leave it at that.
confessedly
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
contemporary
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content
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damning
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From this reading A greater mind has satirised the human tendency to "condone the sins we are inclined to, by damning those we have no mind to," and we are content to leave it at that.
deeper
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From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
described
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descriptions
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DEVELOPMENT
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
entering
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From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
enthusiasts
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experiences
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From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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going
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
greater
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From this reading A greater mind has satirised the human tendency to "condone the sins we are inclined to, by damning those we have no mind to," and we are content to leave it at that.
grow
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From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
half-seeing
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
human
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From this reading A greater mind has satirised the human tendency to "condone the sins we are inclined to, by damning those we have no mind to," and we are content to leave it at that.
hysterics
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
Impressions
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From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
inclined
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From this reading A greater mind has satirised the human tendency to "condone the sins we are inclined to, by damning those we have no mind to," and we are content to leave it at that.
intention
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From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
inverse
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From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A greater mind has satirised the human tendency to "condone the sins we are inclined to, by damning those we have no mind to," and we are content to leave it at that.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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killed
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
lady
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
leave
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From this reading A greater mind has satirised the human tendency to "condone the sins we are inclined to, by damning those we have no mind to," and we are content to leave it at that.
majority
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A greater mind has satirised the human tendency to "condone the sins we are inclined to, by damning those we have no mind to," and we are content to leave it at that.
minutely
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misconceptions
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more
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neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE SPANISH BULL-FIGHT ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT Perhaps no other contemporary spectacle has been oftener and more minutely described by writers who--censors and enthusiasts alike--possess neither personal nor technical qualification, for the work.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE SPANISH BULL-FIGHT ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT Perhaps no other contemporary spectacle has been oftener and more minutely described by writers who--censors and enthusiasts alike--possess neither personal nor technical qualification, for the work.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
oftener
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once
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From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
ORIGIN
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other
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passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
Perhaps
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personal
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possess
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preconceptions
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From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
prejudge
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
Pyrenees
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From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
qualification
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ratio
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From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
ravelled
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From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
satirised
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From this reading A greater mind has satirised the human tendency to "condone the sins we are inclined to, by damning those we have no mind to," and we are content to leave it at that.
scene
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
sense
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
single
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
sins
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slightest
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sometimes
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SPANISH
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spectacle
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spontaneously
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stronger
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From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
technical
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tendency
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From this reading A greater mind has satirised the human tendency to "condone the sins we are inclined to, by damning those we have no mind to," and we are content to leave it at that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPANISH BULL-FIGHT ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT Perhaps no other contemporary spectacle has been oftener and more minutely described by writers who--censors and enthusiasts alike--possess neither personal nor technical qualification, for the work.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A greater mind has satirised the human tendency to "condone the sins we are inclined to, by damning those we have no mind to," and we are content to leave it at that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
uphold
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From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have not the slightest intention of entering that arena of ravelled preconceptions and misconceptions, nor are we concerned either to uphold or to condemn.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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wild
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From this reading And the majority of descriptions confessedly prejudge the scene in adverse sense--the writer (sometimes a lady) going into wild hysterics after half-seeing a single bull killed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Impressions, once the Pyrenees are passed, grow spontaneously deeper and stronger in inverse ratio with experiences.
work
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writer
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writers
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