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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 To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
abuse
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From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
almost
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
always
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
apart
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From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CARE TO BE EXERCISED IN CONDEMNING.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
Caiaphas
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
CARE
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From this reading CARE TO BE EXERCISED IN CONDEMNING.
carefully
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From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
clear
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
CONDEMNING
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From this reading CARE TO BE EXERCISED IN CONDEMNING.
convents
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
demonstrated
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From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
devotion
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
direct
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
doubt
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
Draco
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
duties
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From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
emperor
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
error
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
eternal
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From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
EXERCISED
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From this reading CARE TO BE EXERCISED IN CONDEMNING.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
gives
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
handled
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From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
high
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
History
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From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
homes
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
human
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From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
ignorance
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CARE TO BE EXERCISED IN CONDEMNING.
innocence
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
intentions
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
judge
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
law-giver
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
live
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From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
martyrdom
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
monasticism
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From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
objections
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From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
oppose
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
path
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
priest
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
problem
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From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
room
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
say
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
simple
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From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
speaking
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
Tiberius
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CARE TO BE EXERCISED IN CONDEMNING.
torture
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
Trimalcion
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From this reading To oppose Caiaphas as a high priest, Draco as a judge, Trimalcion as a law-giver, Tiberius as an emperor,--that is a duty simple, direct, and clear, and gives no room for doubt.
true
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
wanderings
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading History and philosophy have eternal duties which are at the same time simple duties.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the right to live apart, even with its objections and its abuse, must be demonstrated and handled carefully; monasticism is a human problem.
yes
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From this reading In speaking of convents, these homes of error but of innocence, of wanderings from the true path but of good intentions, of ignorance but of devotion, of torture but of martyrdom, we must almost always say yes and no.
