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From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
abroad
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From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
addition
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From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
all
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allow
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From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Prayer that craves a particular commodity,--anything less than all good,--is vicious.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
asks
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From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
association
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From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
brave
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From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
call
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From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
commodity
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From this reading Prayer that craves a particular commodity,--anything less than all good,--is vicious.
craves
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From this reading Prayer that craves a particular commodity,--anything less than all good,--is vicious.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
easy
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From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
education
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From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
endless
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From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
foreign
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From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prayer that craves a particular commodity,--anything less than all good,--is vicious.
greater
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From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
holy
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From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
less
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From this reading Prayer that craves a particular commodity,--anything less than all good,--is vicious.
living
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From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
looks
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From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
loses
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From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
manly
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From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
mazes
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From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
mediatorial
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From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
men
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From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
miraculous
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From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
modes
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From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
much
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From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
natural
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From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
office
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From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
offices
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From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
particular
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From this reading Prayer that craves a particular commodity,--anything less than all good,--is vicious.
Prayer
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prayers
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From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
property
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pursuits
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relations
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religion
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revolution
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see
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self-reliance
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From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
some
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speculative
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supernatural
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From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Prayer that craves a particular commodity,--anything less than all good,--is vicious.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
vicious
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From this reading Prayer that craves a particular commodity,--anything less than all good,--is vicious.
views
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From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue, and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural, and mediatorial and miraculous.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In what prayers do men allow themselves![229] That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly.
work
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From this reading It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.
