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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
aspect
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From this reading That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.
attitude
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From this reading That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.
closed
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From this reading The incident was therefore closed.
consequent
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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
divine
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From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had unequivocally refused it.
head
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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.
hid
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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
humorous
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From this reading That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
incident
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From this reading The incident was therefore closed.
influences
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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had unequivocally refused it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
made
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From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.
moral
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From this reading That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.
nature
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From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.
non-existent
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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.
offer
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From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.
Ostrich-wise
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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
refused
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From this reading He had unequivocally refused it.
regarded
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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
relations
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From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
selfless
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From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the humorous aspect of his moral attitude.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her divine and selfless nature had made the offer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ostrich-wise he hid his head from its consequent influences in their relations, and regarded them as non-existent.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The incident was therefore closed.
unequivocally
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From this reading He had unequivocally refused it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The incident was therefore closed.