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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 No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
afford
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From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
all
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From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
always
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From this reading The Eskimos of Earth lived always on the brink of starvation.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Religion there was, among Burl's people, but superstition was not.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
animals
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From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
any
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From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
anywhere
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From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
areas
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From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
blackmail
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From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
brink
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From this reading The Eskimos of Earth lived always on the brink of starvation.
Burl's
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From this reading Religion there was, among Burl's people, but superstition was not.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
contain
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From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
Earth
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From this reading The Eskimos of Earth lived always on the brink of starvation.
eaten
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From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
Eskimos
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From this reading The Eskimos of Earth lived always on the brink of starvation.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
flesh
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From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
food
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From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
humans
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From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
involve
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From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
live
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From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
lived
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From this reading The Eskimos of Earth lived always on the brink of starvation.
luxury
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From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
minimum
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From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
more
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From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Eskimos of Earth lived always on the brink of starvation.
payment
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From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
people
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From this reading Religion there was, among Burl's people, but superstition was not.
planet
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From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
proportion
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From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
prosperity
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From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
Religion
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From this reading Religion there was, among Burl's people, but superstition was not.
savages
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From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
starvation
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From this reading The Eskimos of Earth lived always on the brink of starvation.
superstition
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From this reading Religion there was, among Burl's people, but superstition was not.
superstitions
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From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
tabus
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From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
there
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From this reading Religion there was, among Burl's people, but superstition was not.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the superstitions of savages involve the payment of blackmail in exact proportion to their prosperity.
totem
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From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Religion there was, among Burl's people, but superstition was not.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading They could not afford the luxury of tabus and totem animals whose flesh must not be eaten, and forbidden areas which might contain food.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading No humans, anywhere, can live without religion, but on Earth Eskimos did with a minimum of superstitions,--they could afford no more--and the humans of the forgotten planet could not afford any at all.
