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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 Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
abound
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From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
bad
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From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.
brutal
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From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
centres
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From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
circulation
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From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
civilization
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From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
clogs
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From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
communities
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From this reading Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.
community
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From this reading Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.
condemned
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From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned.
country
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From this reading Their prosperity and their fatness mean the impoverishment of the country.
cumbrous
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From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
establishments
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From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
exist
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From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
fatness
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From this reading Their prosperity and their fatness mean the impoverishment of the country.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
history
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From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned.
human
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From this reading Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.
idleness
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From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
impoverishment
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From this reading Their prosperity and their fatness mean the impoverishment of the country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
labor
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From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
manhood
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From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
mean
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From this reading Their prosperity and their fatness mean the impoverishment of the country.
mistletoe
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From this reading Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.
Monasteries
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From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
Monastic
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From this reading Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.
monasticism
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From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned.
nation
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From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
oak
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From this reading Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned.
peoples
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From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned.
prosperity
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From this reading Their prosperity and their fatness mean the impoverishment of the country.
reached
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From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
reason
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From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned.
reduction
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From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
regime
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From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
social
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From this reading Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.
spiritual
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From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their prosperity and their fatness mean the impoverishment of the country.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.
truth
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From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned.
useful
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From this reading The monastic regime, good at the beginning of civilization, useful in the reduction of the brutal by the spiritual, is bad when peoples have reached their manhood.
view
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From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned.
wart
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From this reading Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs in its circulation, cumbrous establishments, centres of idleness where centres of labor should exist.
