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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 The House of Life, you have already learned, is a great and venerable building.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The House of Life, you have already learned, is a great and venerable building.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The House of Life, you have already learned, is a great and venerable building.
Arch
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
Assistants
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
belong
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
build
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From this reading We build no such houses now.
building
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From this reading The House of Life, you have already learned, is a great and venerable building.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
carried
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
College
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concerns
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
doors
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
enlargement
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
enter
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
Fellows
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
Forces
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
generally
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The House of Life, you have already learned, is a great and venerable building.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The House of Life, you have already learned, is a great and venerable building.
Health
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
Holy
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
HOUSE
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From this reading IN THE INNER HOUSE.
houses
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From this reading We build no such houses now.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE INNER HOUSE.
INNER
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From this reading IN THE INNER HOUSE.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The House of Life, you have already learned, is a great and venerable building.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
learned
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From this reading The House of Life, you have already learned, is a great and venerable building.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The House of Life, you have already learned, is a great and venerable building.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We build no such houses now.
now
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From this reading We build no such houses now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The House of Life, you have already learned, is a great and venerable building.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
permitted
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
Physician
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
Physicians
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
preservation
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
prolongation
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
scientific
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We build no such houses now.
Suffragan
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE INNER HOUSE.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
truth
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
understood
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
venerable
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From this reading The House of Life, you have already learned, is a great and venerable building.
very
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
Vital
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
viz
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
walls
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We build no such houses now.
well
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From this reading It is, however, very well understood that this work concerns the prolongation of the Vital Forces first, the preservation of Health next, and the enlargement of scientific truth generally.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
witness
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
work
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From this reading No one but those who belong to the Holy College--viz., the Arch Physician, the Suffragan, the Fellows or Physicians, and the Assistants--are permitted to enter its doors or to witness the work that is carried on within these walls.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The House of Life, you have already learned, is a great and venerable building.
