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1
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From this reading “1_st Gent_.
2
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From this reading 2_d Gent_.
Advance
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
aground
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
Carry
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
causal
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From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
cession
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
chips
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
d
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From this reading 2_d Gent_.
driven
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
feathers
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
finds
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
force
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
Gent
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From this reading “1_st Gent_.
helmsman's
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
lack
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
Lacked
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
levity
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From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
makes
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From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
men
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
opposites
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
place
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
power
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
run
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
st
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From this reading “1_st Gent_.
straws
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
sum
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From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
too
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From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
weight
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.