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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 Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
action
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this climax the interview was not so long as it was interesting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
apart
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
arguments
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From this reading Palliser's arguments and points of aspect were less unknown to T. Tembarom than his own were to Palliser.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After this climax the interview was not so long as it was interesting.
aspect
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From this reading Palliser's arguments and points of aspect were less unknown to T. Tembarom than his own were to Palliser.
bare
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
circumstances
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
climax
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From this reading After this climax the interview was not so long as it was interesting.
colloquialism
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
cover
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
desires
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
developed
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From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
differently
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From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
doing
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
education
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expressed
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From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
far
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
foreign
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
ground
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
health
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Palliser's arguments and points of aspect were less unknown to T. Tembarom than his own were to Palliser.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
intentions
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
interesting
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From this reading After this climax the interview was not so long as it was interesting.
interview
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From this reading After this climax the interview was not so long as it was interesting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After this climax the interview was not so long as it was interesting.
lack
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
language
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
less
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From this reading Palliser's arguments and points of aspect were less unknown to T. Tembarom than his own were to Palliser.
like
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From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this climax the interview was not so long as it was interesting.
made
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
men
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
motives
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
much
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
nature
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After this climax the interview was not so long as it was interesting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
other
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
own
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From this reading Palliser's arguments and points of aspect were less unknown to T. Tembarom than his own were to Palliser.
Palliser
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From this reading Palliser's arguments and points of aspect were less unknown to T. Tembarom than his own were to Palliser.
Palliser's
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From this reading Palliser's arguments and points of aspect were less unknown to T. Tembarom than his own were to Palliser.
points
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
poles
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
remote
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
seen
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From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After this climax the interview was not so long as it was interesting.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
strange
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
stripping
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
surroundings
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From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
T
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From this reading Palliser's arguments and points of aspect were less unknown to T. Tembarom than his own were to Palliser.
talked
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
Tembarom
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From this reading Palliser's arguments and points of aspect were less unknown to T. Tembarom than his own were to Palliser.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Palliser's arguments and points of aspect were less unknown to T. Tembarom than his own were to Palliser.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After this climax the interview was not so long as it was interesting.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this climax the interview was not so long as it was interesting.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
training
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
trend
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
Two
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
unknown
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From this reading Palliser's arguments and points of aspect were less unknown to T. Tembarom than his own were to Palliser.
very
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From this reading He had seen something very like them before, though they had developed in different surroundings and had been differently expressed.
view
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After this climax the interview was not so long as it was interesting.
way
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Palliser's arguments and points of aspect were less unknown to T. Tembarom than his own were to Palliser.
wildly
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From this reading Two men as far apart as the poles, as remote from each other in mind and body, in training and education or lack of it, in desires and intentions, in points of view and trend of being, as nature and circumstances could make them, talked in a language foreign to each other of a wildly strange thing.
You're
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From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The colloquialism “You're not doing that for your health” can be made to cover much ground in the way of the stripping bare of motives for action.
