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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 Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect.
adduce
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From this reading Here, among the farms, we adduce the scholars as examples of this treachery.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Here, among the farms, we adduce the scholars as examples of this treachery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are nature's victims of expression.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
carry
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
causes
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
danger
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
defect
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From this reading Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect.
edge
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
elements
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From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
examples
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From this reading Here, among the farms, we adduce the scholars as examples of this treachery.
excess
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From this reading Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect.
expression
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From this reading They are nature's victims of expression.
farms
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From this reading Here, among the farms, we adduce the scholars as examples of this treachery.
form
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From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, among the farms, we adduce the scholars as examples of this treachery.
Human
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From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
hurtful
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From this reading Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect.
invariably
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From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect.
kept
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From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
made
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From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
makes
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From this reading Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect.
man's
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
mischief
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From this reading Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
nature
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
nature's
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From this reading They are nature's victims of expression.
noxious
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
peculiarity
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
power
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From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
proportion
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From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
quality
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
ruin
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
runs
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
scholars
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From this reading Here, among the farms, we adduce the scholars as examples of this treachery.
sound
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From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
superabound
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
sweet
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From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are nature's victims of expression.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here, among the farms, we adduce the scholars as examples of this treachery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
treacherynounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
betrayal of trust
From this reading Here, among the farms, we adduce the scholars as examples of this treachery.
two
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From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
unmixed
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From this reading Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed, and, to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound.
up
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From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
victims
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From this reading They are nature's victims of expression.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Human life is made up of the two elements, power and form, and the proportion must be invariably kept if we would have it sweet and sound.
