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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 First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
act
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And secondly, the climax is seldom reached by a man's own initiative.
any
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
assigns
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
averages
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Of the development of human phenomena, two truisms may be stated.
blindly
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
broke
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And secondly, the climax is seldom reached by a man's own initiative.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
climax
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From this reading And secondly, the climax is seldom reached by a man's own initiative.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
contingencies
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
depend
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
development
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From this reading “Of the development of human phenomena, two truisms may be stated.
differing
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From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
down
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external
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
father's
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FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
gauge
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From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
given
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
hour
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From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
human
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From this reading “Of the development of human phenomena, two truisms may be stated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
indefinite
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
infinitely
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From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
initiative
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From this reading And secondly, the climax is seldom reached by a man's own initiative.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And secondly, the climax is seldom reached by a man's own initiative.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
jotted
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lasted
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law
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
lectures
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From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
man
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From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
man's
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From this reading And secondly, the climax is seldom reached by a man's own initiative.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Of the development of human phenomena, two truisms may be stated.
Metaphysics
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nearly
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notes
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number
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of the development of human phenomena, two truisms may be stated.
own
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From this reading And secondly, the climax is seldom reached by a man's own initiative.
phenomena
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From this reading “Of the development of human phenomena, two truisms may be stated.
preparing
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From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
process
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
progress
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From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
Raine
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reached
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From this reading And secondly, the climax is seldom reached by a man's own initiative.
rough
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From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
secondly
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From this reading And secondly, the climax is seldom reached by a man's own initiative.
seems
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
seldom
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From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
self
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From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
series
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From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
some
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From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
stated
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From this reading “Of the development of human phenomena, two truisms may be stated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Of the development of human phenomena, two truisms may be stated.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
to-day
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From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
truisms
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From this reading “Of the development of human phenomena, two truisms may be stated.
two
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From this reading “Of the development of human phenomena, two truisms may be stated.
unconsciously
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From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
voice
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From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Raine had jotted down this among some rough notes for a series of lectures in Metaphysics he was preparing, when his father's voice broke a silence that had lasted nearly an hour.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He seems blindly and unconsciously to depend upon that law of averages which assigns an indefinite number of external contingencies to act upon and to complete any given process.”
yesterday
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From this reading First, a man can seldom gauge its progress, the self of to-day differing so infinitely little from the self of yesterday.
