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Chapter I
THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible. What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered. Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others. If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty. Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
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From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.
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From this reading Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.
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From this reading THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.
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From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
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From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
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From this reading Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.
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From this reading If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.
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From this reading What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.
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From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.
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From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.
not any; not one
From this reading What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.
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From this reading If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.
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From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.
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From this reading THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.
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From this reading If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.
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From this reading If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.
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From this reading If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.
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From this reading What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.
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From this reading Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.
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From this reading If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.
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From this reading Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.
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From this reading If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.
which person or people
From this reading Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither.
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From this reading Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.
but in spite of that
From this reading What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.
