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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 _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Events have been no other than a dreamy significance for me.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
best
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From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
case
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From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
common
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From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
danger
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From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
day
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From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
DEFY
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From this reading WE DEFY THE ROGUES.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
dreamy
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From this reading Events have been no other than a dreamy significance for me.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
Events
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From this reading Events have been no other than a dreamy significance for me.
experience
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From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
faculties
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From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Events have been no other than a dreamy significance for me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
general
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From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
going
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From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
grave
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From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
habit
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From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Events have been no other than a dreamy significance for me.
hours
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From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
human
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From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
indifferent
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From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
lethargy
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From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
mastered
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From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Events have been no other than a dreamy significance for me.
men's
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From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
moments
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From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Events have been no other than a dreamy significance for me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
often
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From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
other
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From this reading Events have been no other than a dreamy significance for me.
own
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From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
profitable
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From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
Receive
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From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
ROGUES
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From this reading WE DEFY THE ROGUES.
sequence
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From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
serve
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From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
set
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From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
significance
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From this reading Events have been no other than a dreamy significance for me.
strange
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From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
survey
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From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Events have been no other than a dreamy significance for me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE DEFY THE ROGUES.
ThempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In my own case, to be sure (but this may be a habit of the mind), I am often mastered by a strange lethargy during the hours of a common day.
Ultimatum
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From this reading _And Receive an Ultimatum from Them._ It is a human experience, I believe, that men’s faculties often serve them best in moments of grave danger.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE DEFY THE ROGUES.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I do not set them in a profitable sequence or take other than a general and an indifferent survey of that which is going on about me.
