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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 great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
all
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
always
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
any
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
artificial
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From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
ask
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
attends
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From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
beauties
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From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
begin
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
begun
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
better
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
call
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From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
changing
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
character
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
comparison
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
countries
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
country
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From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
courtier
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From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
days
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
degree
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From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
delight
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From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
doubts
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
down
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From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
endure
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
exactly
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From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
facts
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
fallen
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
formed
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
friendship
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From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
Greece
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
historical
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
ill-humoured
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From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
incontestable
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
inconvenient
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From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
instance
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
jealousy
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From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
kit
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
like
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From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
logical
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
love
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From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
man
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
many
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From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
meant
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
merely
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From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
modest
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
most
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From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
nature
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From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
natures
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
objection
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
other
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From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
particular
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
people
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From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
periods
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
practically
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From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
richer
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
run
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From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
scarcely
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From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
scrutiny
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
seems
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
sense
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From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
sentiments
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
spring
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
strangest
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
supposed
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
things
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From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
true
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From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
up
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
vague
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From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
very
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
waited
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
well
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From this reading A great many people run down jealousy, on the score that it is an artificial feeling, as well as practically inconvenient.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This is scarcely fair; for the feeling on which it merely attends, like an ill-humoured courtier, is itself artificial in exactly the same sense and to the same degree.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
world
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From this reading I suppose what is meant by that objection is that jealousy has not always been a character of man; formed no part of that very modest kit of sentiments with which he is supposed to have begun the world; but waited to make its appearance in better days and among richer natures.
worth
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From this reading And this is equally true of love, and friendship, and love of country, and delight in what they call the beauties of nature, and most other things worth having.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Love, in particular, will not endure any historical scrutiny: to all who have fallen across it, it is one of the most incontestable facts in the world; but if you begin to ask what it was in other periods and countries, in Greece for instance, the strangest doubts begin to spring up, and everything seems so vague and changing that a dream is logical in comparison.
