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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 Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Thus the truth about the truth emerges, and with it the truth about lying.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Lying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent, and instinctive; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The man who seeks and tells the truth is a rebel against the inner nature of all of us.
all
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From this reading Lying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent, and instinctive; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable.
ameliorations
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From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus the truth about the truth emerges, and with it the truth about lying.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
become
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From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
cosmic
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From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
emerges
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From this reading Thus the truth about the truth emerges, and with it the truth about lying.
excusable
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From this reading Lying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent, and instinctive; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable.
grand
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From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
inner
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From this reading The man who seeks and tells the truth is a rebel against the inner nature of all of us.
innocent
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From this reading Lying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent, and instinctive; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable.
instinctive
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From this reading Lying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent, and instinctive; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent, and instinctive; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus the truth about the truth emerges, and with it the truth about lying.
lies
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From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
lying
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From this reading Thus the truth about the truth emerges, and with it the truth about lying.
man
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From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
mere
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From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
metallic
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From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
nature
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From this reading The man who seeks and tells the truth is a rebel against the inner nature of all of us.
necessary
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From this reading Lying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent, and instinctive; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent, and instinctive; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
offers
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From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
only
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From this reading Lying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent, and instinctive; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable.
process
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From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
rebel
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From this reading The man who seeks and tells the truth is a rebel against the inner nature of all of us.
ripple
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From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
seeks
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From this reading The man who seeks and tells the truth is a rebel against the inner nature of all of us.
sensibly
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From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
simply
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From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
submits
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From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
sweep
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From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
syllogism
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From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
tells
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From this reading The man who seeks and tells the truth is a rebel against the inner nature of all of us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus the truth about the truth emerges, and with it the truth about lying.
Thus
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From this reading Thus the truth about the truth emerges, and with it the truth about lying.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
too
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From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
truth
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From this reading Thus the truth about the truth emerges, and with it the truth about lying.
unavoidable
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From this reading Lying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent, and instinctive; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man who seeks and tells the truth is a rebel against the inner nature of all of us.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who lies simply submits himself sensibly to the grand sweep and ripple of the cosmic process.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus the truth about the truth emerges, and with it the truth about lying.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Without the ameliorations that it offers life would become a mere syllogism, and hence too metallic to be born.
