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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 Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
action
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From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
all
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From this reading The subject exists, the subject enlarges; all things sooner or later fall into place.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
anthracite
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
Bonaparte
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From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
brush
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
Cadmus
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From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
color
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From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
Columbus
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From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
comer
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
direction
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From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
encounter
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
enlarges
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From this reading The subject exists, the subject enlarges; all things sooner or later fall into place.
estate
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
exists
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From this reading The subject exists, the subject enlarges; all things sooner or later fall into place.
fall
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From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
geologist
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
Hermes
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From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
inevitably
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From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
language
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From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
later
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From this reading The subject exists, the subject enlarges; all things sooner or later fall into place.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
like
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
limestone
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
man
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
mind's
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From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
ministers
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From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
new
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
Newton
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From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
object
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From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
objects
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From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The subject exists, the subject enlarges; all things sooner or later fall into place.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
partial
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From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
passes
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
pasture
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
place
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From this reading The subject exists, the subject enlarges; all things sooner or later fall into place.
pointed
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From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
poverty
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
say
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From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
see
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From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
shows
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
slate
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
sooner
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From this reading The subject exists, the subject enlarges; all things sooner or later fall into place.
strong
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From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
subject
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From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
successively
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From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
telescope
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From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
things
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From this reading The subject exists, the subject enlarges; all things sooner or later fall into place.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
Thus
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From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
travelling
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
treat
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From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
universe
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From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
use
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From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
wear
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From this reading Thus inevitably does the universe wear our color, and every object fall successively into the subject itself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The partial action of each strong mind in one direction is a telescope for the objects on which it is pointed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Instead of feeling a poverty when we encounter a great man, let us treat the new comer like a travelling geologist who passes through our estate and shows us good slate, or limestone, or anthracite, in our brush pasture.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As I am, so I see; use what language we will, we can never say anything but what we are; Hermes, Cadmus, Columbus, Newton, Bonaparte, are the mind's ministers.
