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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 It is in vain to make a paradise but for good men.
acquisitions
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
all
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From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
arts
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From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
belongs
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
brain
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
brave
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
chapter
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From this reading It is easy to see that there is no limit to the chapter of Resources.
easy
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energetic
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
fact
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is in vain to make a paradise but for good men.
gift
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
gone
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From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
heart
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
invention
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From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
inventory
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From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is easy to see that there is no limit to the chapter of Resources.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is easy to see that there is no limit to the chapter of Resources.
limit
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From this reading It is easy to see that there is no limit to the chapter of Resources.
list
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From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
majesty
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From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is in vain to make a paradise but for good men.
Man
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From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
men
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From this reading It is in vain to make a paradise but for good men.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is easy to see that there is no limit to the chapter of Resources.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is easy to see that there is no limit to the chapter of Resources.
omnipotence
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From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
paradise
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From this reading It is in vain to make a paradise but for good men.
passion
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From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
plenitude
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
power
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From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
rambling
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From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
receiver
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
Resources
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From this reading It is easy to see that there is no limit to the chapter of Resources.
roll
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From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
sciences
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From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
see
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From this reading It is easy to see that there is no limit to the chapter of Resources.
shines
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
sketches
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From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is easy to see that there is no limit to the chapter of Resources.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is easy to see that there is no limit to the chapter of Resources.
there
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From this reading It is easy to see that there is no limit to the chapter of Resources.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have not, in all these rambling sketches, gone beyond the beginning of my list.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is easy to see that there is no limit to the chapter of Resources.
vain
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From this reading It is in vain to make a paradise but for good men.
victories
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
whole
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From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
wise
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From this reading But the one fact that shines through all this plenitude of powers is, that, as is the receiver, so is the gift; that all these acquisitions are victories of the good brain and brave heart; that the world belongs to the energetic, belongs to the wise.
world
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From this reading Resources of Man,--it is the inventory of the world, the roll of arts and sciences; it is the whole of memory, the whole of invention; it is all the power of passion, the majesty of virtue, and the omnipotence of will.
