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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 “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
agencies
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From this reading It is natural that cerebricity should be the last of the unweighable agencies to be understood.
agent
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all
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From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
attained
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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brain-cell
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From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
cerebral
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From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
cerebricity
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From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
conception
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containing
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From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
corresponding
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From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
dictionaries
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From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
earth
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From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
electricity
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enable
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From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
example
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From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
expressing
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From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
eye
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From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
forces
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
govern
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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harness
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heaven
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From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
how
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human
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From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
incident
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From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
induction
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From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
instruments
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From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Think how long it was before we had attained any real conception of the laws that govern the wonderful agent, which now works in harness with the other trained and subdued forces!
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is natural that cerebricity should be the last of the unweighable agencies to be understood.
laws
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From this reading Think how long it was before we had attained any real conception of the laws that govern the wonderful agent, which now works in harness with the other trained and subdued forces!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think how long it was before we had attained any real conception of the laws that govern the wonderful agent, which now works in harness with the other trained and subdued forces!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
natural
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From this reading It is natural that cerebricity should be the last of the unweighable agencies to be understood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
other
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
power
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real
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saw
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From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
see
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From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
seen
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From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is natural that cerebricity should be the last of the unweighable agencies to be understood.
source
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From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
stored
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From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
subdued
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From this reading Think how long it was before we had attained any real conception of the laws that govern the wonderful agent, which now works in harness with the other trained and subdued forces!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Think how long it was before we had attained any real conception of the laws that govern the wonderful agent, which now works in harness with the other trained and subdued forces!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think how long it was before we had attained any real conception of the laws that govern the wonderful agent, which now works in harness with the other trained and subdued forces!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
trained
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typical
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From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
understood
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From this reading It is natural that cerebricity should be the last of the unweighable agencies to be understood.
unweighable
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From this reading It is natural that cerebricity should be the last of the unweighable agencies to be understood.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The human eye had seen heaven and earth and all that in them is before it saw itself as our instruments enable us to see it.
use
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From this reading I use this word, not to be found in my dictionaries, as expressing the brain-cell power corresponding to electricity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Think how long it was before we had attained any real conception of the laws that govern the wonderful agent, which now works in harness with the other trained and subdued forces!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Think how long it was before we had attained any real conception of the laws that govern the wonderful agent, which now works in harness with the other trained and subdued forces!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Think how long it was before we had attained any real conception of the laws that govern the wonderful agent, which now works in harness with the other trained and subdued forces!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Think how long it was before we had attained any real conception of the laws that govern the wonderful agent, which now works in harness with the other trained and subdued forces!
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Think how long it was before we had attained any real conception of the laws that govern the wonderful agent, which now works in harness with the other trained and subdued forces!
word
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works
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YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
