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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 All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
All
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From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
also
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From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
always
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From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
anarchy
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From this reading When men are weary they fall into anarchy; but while they are gay and vigorous they invariably make rules.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the fashion to talk of institutions as cold and cramping things.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is the fashion to talk of institutions as cold and cramping things.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
Beacon
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From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
birthday
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From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When men are weary they fall into anarchy; but while they are gay and vigorous they invariably make rules.
churches
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cold
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From this reading It is the fashion to talk of institutions as cold and cramping things.
cramping
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From this reading It is the fashion to talk of institutions as cold and cramping things.
crazy
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create
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From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
day
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From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
everybody's
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From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
exceptionally
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From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
fall
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From this reading When men are weary they fall into anarchy; but while they are gay and vigorous they invariably make rules.
fashion
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From this reading It is the fashion to talk of institutions as cold and cramping things.
freedom
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From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
game
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From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
gay
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From this reading When men are weary they fall into anarchy; but while they are gay and vigorous they invariably make rules.
high
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From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
history
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From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
House
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From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
institutions
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From this reading It is the fashion to talk of institutions as cold and cramping things.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When men are weary they fall into anarchy; but while they are gay and vigorous they invariably make rules.
invariably
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From this reading When men are weary they fall into anarchy; but while they are gay and vigorous they invariably make rules.
invention
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From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the fashion to talk of institutions as cold and cramping things.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When men are weary they fall into anarchy; but while they are gay and vigorous they invariably make rules.
meadow
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From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
men
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From this reading When men are weary they fall into anarchy; but while they are gay and vigorous they invariably make rules.
most
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From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the fashion to talk of institutions as cold and cramping things.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
parlour
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From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
people
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From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
really
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From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
republics
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From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
romp
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From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
rules
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From this reading When men are weary they fall into anarchy; but while they are gay and vigorous they invariably make rules.
sense
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From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
spirits
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From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
talk
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From this reading It is the fashion to talk of institutions as cold and cramping things.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the fashion to talk of institutions as cold and cramping things.
there
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From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
things
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From this reading It is the fashion to talk of institutions as cold and cramping things.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the fashion to talk of institutions as cold and cramping things.
trivial
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From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
true
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From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
truth
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From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
unsophisticated
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From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
vigorous
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From this reading When men are weary they fall into anarchy; but while they are gay and vigorous they invariably make rules.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All next day at Beacon House there was a crazy sense that it was everybody’s birthday.
weary
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From this reading When men are weary they fall into anarchy; but while they are gay and vigorous they invariably make rules.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This, which is true of all the churches and republics of history, is also true of the most trivial parlour game or the most unsophisticated meadow romp.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When men are weary they fall into anarchy; but while they are gay and vigorous they invariably make rules.
wild
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From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and invention, they always must, and they always do, create institutions.
