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aggressive
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From this reading Humanity, the spirit of men, made poison gas and the submarine; the spirit of man is jealous, aggressive and partizan.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Humanity, the spirit of men, made poison gas and the submarine; the spirit of man is jealous, aggressive and partizan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
call
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From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
came
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From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I use the phrases,” said Mr. Huss, “that come ready to the mind.
competition
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From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
conspiracy
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From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
fear
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From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
fire
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From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
gas
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From this reading Humanity, the spirit of men, made poison gas and the submarine; the spirit of man is jealous, aggressive and partizan.
God
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From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
grain
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From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
greed
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From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
hatred
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From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
how
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From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
humanity
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From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
Huss
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From this reading “I use the phrases,” said Mr. Huss, “that come ready to the mind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
jealous
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From this reading Humanity, the spirit of men, made poison gas and the submarine; the spirit of man is jealous, aggressive and partizan.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
lit
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From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
made
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From this reading Humanity, the spirit of men, made poison gas and the submarine; the spirit of man is jealous, aggressive and partizan.
making
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From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
man
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From this reading Humanity, the spirit of men, made poison gas and the submarine; the spirit of man is jealous, aggressive and partizan.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
men
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From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I use the phrases,” said Mr. Huss, “that come ready to the mind.
more
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From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
Mr
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From this reading “I use the phrases,” said Mr. Huss, “that come ready to the mind.
much
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From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
partizan
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From this reading Humanity, the spirit of men, made poison gas and the submarine; the spirit of man is jealous, aggressive and partizan.
phrases
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From this reading “I use the phrases,” said Mr. Huss, “that come ready to the mind.
poison
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From this reading Humanity, the spirit of men, made poison gas and the submarine; the spirit of man is jealous, aggressive and partizan.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
ready
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From this reading “I use the phrases,” said Mr. Huss, “that come ready to the mind.
said
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From this reading “I use the phrases,” said Mr. Huss, “that come ready to the mind.
secrecy
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From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
shown
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From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
spirit
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From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
submarine
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From this reading Humanity, the spirit of men, made poison gas and the submarine; the spirit of man is jealous, aggressive and partizan.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Humanity has greed and competition in grain, and the spirit of man is fear and hatred, secrecy and conspiracy, quite as much as, much more than, it is making or order.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I use the phrases,” said Mr. Huss, “that come ready to the mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I use the phrases,” said Mr. Huss, “that come ready to the mind.
use
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From this reading “I use the phrases,” said Mr. Huss, “that come ready to the mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But this spirit in me, this fire which I call God, was lit, I know not how, but as if it came from outside....
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Because I have already shown you it is not humanity, it is not the spirit of men.
