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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 Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.
adopt
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
alive
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From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
all
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From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
also
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From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
appear
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From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
barrel
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
boundaries
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From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
cannot
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From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
certain
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
character
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From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
conclusion
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
condition
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
creatures
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From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
enters
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From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
evening
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
flames
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
fully
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From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
given
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From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
glass
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From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
illusion
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From this reading There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.
illusions
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From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
inconsumable
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
lifetime
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
meet
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From this reading There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.
Men
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
moment
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
music-box
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
optical
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From this reading There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.
out
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
pass
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From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
person
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From this reading There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.
place
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
play
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
presume
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From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
prevails
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
prison
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From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
religion
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
resist
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
revolving
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
see
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From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
seem
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From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
seems
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
shuts
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From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
system
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From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
temper
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
Temperament
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From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
There
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From this reading There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
truth
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From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
tune
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
turns
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
uniform
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
wears
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From this reading Men resist the conclusion in the morning, but adopt it as the evening wears on, that temper prevails over everything of time, place, and condition, and is inconsumable in the flames of religion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Temperament also enters fully into the system of illusions and shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In truth they are all creatures of given temperament, which will appear in a given character, whose boundaries they will never pass: but we look at them, they seem alive, and we presume there is impulse in them.
year
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From this reading In the moment it seems impulse; in the year, in the lifetime, it turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music-box must play.
