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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 Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"
came
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From this reading "Whence came these stories?
close
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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
dreams
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foundation
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four
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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.
give
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Goddesses
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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
Gods
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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
imagination
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From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"
inquiry
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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
Mythology
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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"
OriginnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
Pagan
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Philosophers
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Poets
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reached
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series
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.
simply
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From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"
Statues
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stories
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subject
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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.
suggested
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suggests
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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
theories
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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Whence came these stories?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"
three
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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.
truth
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various
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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.
WhenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading "Whence came these stories?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.