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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 For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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aspirations
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From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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better
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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capital
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craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
day
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From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
diffuse
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From this reading But the most diffuse prodigality a better wisdom teaches,—that we _hold_ nothing.
divinity
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From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
fall
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From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
fill
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From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
God-derived
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greater
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From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
guarding
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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highest
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hold
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From this reading But the most diffuse prodigality a better wisdom teaches,—that we _hold_ nothing.
husbanding
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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increase
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From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
infinitely
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interstices
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From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Jewish
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From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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methods
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moments
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most
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needlessly
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the most diffuse prodigality a better wisdom teaches,—that we _hold_ nothing.
occupied
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From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading * * * * * Are we not reminded in our better moments that we have been needlessly husbanding somewhat, perchance our little God-derived capital, or title to capital, guarding it by methods we know?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
out
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From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
perchance
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performances
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From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
prodigality
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From this reading But the most diffuse prodigality a better wisdom teaches,—that we _hold_ nothing.
reminded
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retain
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From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
somewhat
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strive
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From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
teaches
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From this reading But the most diffuse prodigality a better wisdom teaches,—that we _hold_ nothing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
title
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
usurers
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From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
Vulcan's
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From this reading For Vulcan's fall occupied a day, but our highest aspirations and performances fill but the interstices of time.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are not what we were.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We are not what we were.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading By usurers' craft, by Jewish methods, we strive to retain and increase the divinity in us, when infinitely the greater part of divinity is out of us.
wisdom
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From this reading But the most diffuse prodigality a better wisdom teaches,—that we _hold_ nothing.
