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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 Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.
always
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From this reading Snakes may be clear enough--you always call the enemy something dirty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.
anthropoid
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From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
Archimedes
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Snakes may be clear enough--you always call the enemy something dirty.
Bear
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From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
Bruce's
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Spiders--our name for ourselves?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
call
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From this reading Snakes may be clear enough--you always call the enemy something dirty.
called
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
clear
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From this reading Snakes may be clear enough--you always call the enemy something dirty.
created
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From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
dirty
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From this reading Snakes may be clear enough--you always call the enemy something dirty.
enemy
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From this reading Snakes may be clear enough--you always call the enemy something dirty.
enough
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From this reading Snakes may be clear enough--you always call the enemy something dirty.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
faraway
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
feelings
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From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
folkways
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From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Spiders--our name for ourselves?
Give
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From this reading Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.
Ilhilihis
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From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
looking
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
malignant
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From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
matter
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From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Snakes may be clear enough--you always call the enemy something dirty.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.
move
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From this reading Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Spiders--our name for ourselves?
Nature
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From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But Spiders--our name for ourselves?
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading But Spiders--our name for ourselves?
place
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From this reading Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.
really
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
said
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
sides
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
Snakes
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Snakes may be clear enough--you always call the enemy something dirty.
Spiders
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
stand
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From this reading Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.
touch
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
two
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
up
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
voice
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
Void
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
war
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
why
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From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bear with me, Ilhilihis; I know that no being is created dirty or malignant by Nature, but this is a matter of anthropoid feelings and folkways.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
world
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From this reading Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --Archimedes A PLACE TO STAND Bruce's voice had a faraway touch and he was looking up left at the Void as he said, "Have you ever really wondered why the two sides of this war are called the Snakes and the Spiders?
