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abhorrent
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From this reading To the literary, literal, and scientific mind purposeless fiction is abhorrent.
Accept
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From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
all
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From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
Cinquecentic
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From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
Contemplation
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
decorative
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From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
Dedication
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From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
don't
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From this reading For I Have lost myself, I don't know why.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
erudite
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From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
far
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From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
fiction
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From this reading To the literary, literal, and scientific mind purposeless fiction is abhorrent.
follow
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
followed
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From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
FollynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For I Have lost myself, I don't know why.
Friend
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
god
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For I Have lost myself, I don't know why.
Heavenly
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
Heirs
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For I Have lost myself, I don't know why.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
Imagination
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the literary, literal, and scientific mind purposeless fiction is abhorrent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
John
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From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For I Have lost myself, I don't know why.
literal
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From this reading To the literary, literal, and scientific mind purposeless fiction is abhorrent.
literary
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From this reading To the literary, literal, and scientific mind purposeless fiction is abhorrent.
lost
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From this reading For I Have lost myself, I don't know why.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the literary, literal, and scientific mind purposeless fiction is abhorrent.
more
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From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For I Have lost myself, I don't know why.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
outer
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
purposeless
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From this reading To the literary, literal, and scientific mind purposeless fiction is abhorrent.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
resignation
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From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
Resuming
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From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
scientific
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From this reading To the literary, literal, and scientific mind purposeless fiction is abhorrent.
Sins
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
skins
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
Sons
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
then
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From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the literary, literal, and scientific mind purposeless fiction is abhorrent.
Transcendental
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
Transmogrified
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
twins
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
Virtues
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
why
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From this reading For I Have lost myself, I don't know why.
Wisdom
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From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins, Sons of the god Imagination, Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins Till Transcendental Contemplation Transmogrified their outer skins-- Friend, do you follow me?
you've
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From this reading You may not understand it, quite, But if you've followed me all through, You've done far more than I could do.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Resuming, then, this erudite And decorative Dedication,-- Accept it, John, with all your might In Cinquecentic resignation.
