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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 What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
allotted
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From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We see this in Hamlet's astonishment that it is possible for a man "to smile and smile and be a villain."
apparent
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From this reading Still more strongly is it apparent in _Measure for Measure_ (v.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
astonishment
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From this reading We see this in Hamlet's astonishment that it is possible for a man "to smile and smile and be a villain."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We see this in Hamlet's astonishment that it is possible for a man "to smile and smile and be a villain."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is especially the power of malevolence that now looms large before his eyes.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
conjunction
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From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
destiny
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From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
disasters
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From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
earthly
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From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
especially
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From this reading It is especially the power of malevolence that now looms large before his eyes.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
eyes
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From this reading It is especially the power of malevolence that now looms large before his eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We see this in Hamlet's astonishment that it is possible for a man "to smile and smile and be a villain."
forcibly
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From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
Hamlet's
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From this reading We see this in Hamlet's astonishment that it is possible for a man "to smile and smile and be a villain."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is especially the power of malevolence that now looms large before his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I):-- "Make not impossible That which but seems unlike.
impossible
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From this reading I):-- "Make not impossible That which but seems unlike.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
large
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From this reading It is especially the power of malevolence that now looms large before his eyes.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
looms
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From this reading It is especially the power of malevolence that now looms large before his eyes.
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I):-- "Make not impossible That which but seems unlike.
malevolence
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From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
man
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From this reading We see this in Hamlet's astonishment that it is possible for a man "to smile and smile and be a villain."
Measure
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From this reading Still more strongly is it apparent in _Measure for Measure_ (v.
more
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From this reading Still more strongly is it apparent in _Measure for Measure_ (v.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
now
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From this reading It is especially the power of malevolence that now looms large before his eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
pitifulness
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From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
possible
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From this reading We see this in Hamlet's astonishment that it is possible for a man "to smile and smile and be a villain."
power
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From this reading It is especially the power of malevolence that now looms large before his eyes.
see
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From this reading We see this in Hamlet's astonishment that it is possible for a man "to smile and smile and be a villain."
seems
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From this reading I):-- "Make not impossible That which but seems unlike.
smile
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From this reading We see this in Hamlet's astonishment that it is possible for a man "to smile and smile and be a villain."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still more strongly is it apparent in _Measure for Measure_ (v.
strongly
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From this reading Still more strongly is it apparent in _Measure for Measure_ (v.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
stupidity
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From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is especially the power of malevolence that now looms large before his eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We see this in Hamlet's astonishment that it is possible for a man "to smile and smile and be a villain."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
unlike
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From this reading I):-- "Make not impossible That which but seems unlike.
v
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From this reading Still more strongly is it apparent in _Measure for Measure_ (v.
villain
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From this reading We see this in Hamlet's astonishment that it is possible for a man "to smile and smile and be a villain."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We see this in Hamlet's astonishment that it is possible for a man "to smile and smile and be a villain."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I):-- "Make not impossible That which but seems unlike.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
years
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From this reading What struck him so forcibly in these years was the pitifulness of earthly life, exposed as it is to disasters, not allotted by destiny, but brought about by a conjunction of stupidity with malevolence.
