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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 A sweeter and less avid process will be brought into play.
ambition
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The Divine, far-off event (which, if anything, is Nirvana) is surely coming.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
asking
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
avid
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From this reading A sweeter and less avid process will be brought into play.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
behold
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From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A sweeter and less avid process will be brought into play.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
century
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From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
cold
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
comfortable
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From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
coming
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From this reading The Divine, far-off event (which, if anything, is Nirvana) is surely coming.
continues
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From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
Divine
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From this reading The Divine, far-off event (which, if anything, is Nirvana) is surely coming.
earth
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From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
event
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From this reading The Divine, far-off event (which, if anything, is Nirvana) is surely coming.
far-off
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From this reading The Divine, far-off event (which, if anything, is Nirvana) is surely coming.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
God
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From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
horrible
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
how
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
hunger
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Divine, far-off event (which, if anything, is Nirvana) is surely coming.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A sweeter and less avid process will be brought into play.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Divine, far-off event (which, if anything, is Nirvana) is surely coming.
kind
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
less
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From this reading A sweeter and less avid process will be brought into play.
lust
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
Man
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
material
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
means
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From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
moral
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From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
Nirvana
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From this reading The Divine, far-off event (which, if anything, is Nirvana) is surely coming.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
organization
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From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
perfection
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From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
play
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From this reading A sweeter and less avid process will be brought into play.
process
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From this reading A sweeter and less avid process will be brought into play.
prove
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From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
social
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From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
song
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From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
sung
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From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
surely
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From this reading The Divine, far-off event (which, if anything, is Nirvana) is surely coming.
sweeter
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From this reading A sweeter and less avid process will be brought into play.
telling
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
thirst
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
ultimate
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From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
undue
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From this reading Man is to be saved from hunger, cold, thirst, lust, undue material ambition, by telling him how horrible they are and asking him to be kind.
universe
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From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
Well
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From this reading Well, he may make a comfortable social organization for himself here on earth, but that will by no means prove that the universe or God is moral.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Divine, far-off event (which, if anything, is Nirvana) is surely coming.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A sweeter and less avid process will be brought into play.
yearly
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From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet behold! the song of ultimate perfection continues yearly, from century to century, to be sung.
