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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ago
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all
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always
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The wonder is that you are ever anything else....
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The wonder is not that you are sluggish, reluctantly unselfish, inattentive, spasmodic.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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bare
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From this reading A petty egg-laying, bristle-covered beast it was, with no more of the rudiments of a soul than bare hunger, weak lust and fear....
beast
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bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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branches
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bristle-covered
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care
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crawled
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curious
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Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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egg-laying
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else
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From this reading The wonder is that you are ever anything else....
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wonder is that you are ever anything else....
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
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exalts
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fact
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fate
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fear
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From this reading A petty egg-laying, bristle-covered beast it was, with no more of the rudiments of a soul than bare hunger, weak lust and fear....
few
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
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generations
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heroisms
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hid
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human
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hunger
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From this reading A petty egg-laying, bristle-covered beast it was, with no more of the rudiments of a soul than bare hunger, weak lust and fear....
importance
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inattentive
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indeed
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The wonder is not that you are sluggish, reluctantly unselfish, inattentive, spasmodic.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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latent
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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love
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lurking
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lust
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From this reading A petty egg-laying, bristle-covered beast it was, with no more of the rudiments of a soul than bare hunger, weak lust and fear....
makes
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Mesozoic
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million
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more
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From this reading A petty egg-laying, bristle-covered beast it was, with no more of the rudiments of a soul than bare hunger, weak lust and fear....
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A petty egg-laying, bristle-covered beast it was, with no more of the rudiments of a soul than bare hunger, weak lust and fear....
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The wonder is not that you are sluggish, reluctantly unselfish, inattentive, spasmodic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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People
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petty
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practical
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realize
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regard
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reluctantly
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round
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rudiments
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From this reading A petty egg-laying, bristle-covered beast it was, with no more of the rudiments of a soul than bare hunger, weak lust and fear....
seem
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self-devotions
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sluggish
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some
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soul
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From this reading A petty egg-laying, bristle-covered beast it was, with no more of the rudiments of a soul than bare hunger, weak lust and fear....
spasmodic
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stirs
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A petty egg-laying, bristle-covered beast it was, with no more of the rudiments of a soul than bare hunger, weak lust and fear....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The wonder is not that you are sluggish, reluctantly unselfish, inattentive, spasmodic.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The wonder is not that you are sluggish, reluctantly unselfish, inattentive, spasmodic.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trees
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triumphs
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unselfish
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From this reading “The wonder is not that you are sluggish, reluctantly unselfish, inattentive, spasmodic.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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utmost
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vanished
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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weak
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From this reading A petty egg-laying, bristle-covered beast it was, with no more of the rudiments of a soul than bare hunger, weak lust and fear....
welfare
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A petty egg-laying, bristle-covered beast it was, with no more of the rudiments of a soul than bare hunger, weak lust and fear....
wonder
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From this reading “The wonder is not that you are sluggish, reluctantly unselfish, inattentive, spasmodic.
world
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The wonder is not that you are sluggish, reluctantly unselfish, inattentive, spasmodic.
