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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 Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
abound
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From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
activity
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From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE CONVENT AS AN HISTORICAL FACT.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
applied
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From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CONVENT AS AN HISTORICAL FACT.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
bear
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From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
centres
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From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
circulation
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From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
communities
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From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
community
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From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
condemned
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From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
CONVENT
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From this reading THE CONVENT AS AN HISTORICAL FACT.
country
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From this reading Their prosperity and their plumpness are the impoverishment of the country.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
FACT
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From this reading THE CONVENT AS AN HISTORICAL FACT.
fixtures
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From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
HISTORICAL
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From this reading THE CONVENT AS AN HISTORICAL FACT.
history
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From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
human
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From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
idleness
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From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
impoverishment
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From this reading Their prosperity and their plumpness are the impoverishment of the country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
mistletoe
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From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
Monasteries
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From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
monastic
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From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
nation
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From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
needed
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From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
oak
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From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
oppressive
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From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
plumpness
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From this reading Their prosperity and their plumpness are the impoverishment of the country.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
prosperity
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From this reading Their prosperity and their plumpness are the impoverishment of the country.
reason
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From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
relation
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From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
society
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From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONVENT AS AN HISTORICAL FACT.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their prosperity and their plumpness are the impoverishment of the country.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
tourniquets
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From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
truth
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From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
view
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From this reading From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monastic life must be condemned.
wart
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From this reading Monastic communities bear the same relation to the great community of society that the mistletoe does to the oak, or the wart to the human body.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Monasteries when they abound in a nation are tourniquets applied to circulation, oppressive fixtures, centres of idleness where centres of activity are needed.
