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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 CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?
also
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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
characters
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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
CHILD
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From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?
determine
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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.
earliest
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From this reading To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.
emotions
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From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.
Environment
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From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?
forces
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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
FORTH
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From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?
given
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From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?
individual
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From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.
induces
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From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.
influences
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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.
More
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From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.
mould
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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
needful
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From this reading To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.
objective
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From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?
other
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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?
play
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From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?
reactions
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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
resort
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From this reading To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.
sea
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From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?
significant
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From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.
stamp
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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.
swim
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From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?
WENTnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?