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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 I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
all
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From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
always
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From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
better
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From this reading If you used the latter term I should understand you much better.
bold
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From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
called
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From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
confess
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From this reading SIDRAC.—And for my part, I freely confess I should not understand myself.
dear
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From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
endowed
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From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
enough
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From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
faculties
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From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
faculty
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From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
feel
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From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SIDRAC.—And for my part, I freely confess I should not understand myself.
freely
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From this reading SIDRAC.—And for my part, I freely confess I should not understand myself.
given
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From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
God
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From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
GOODMAN
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From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you used the latter term I should understand you much better.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you used the latter term I should understand you much better.
knew
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From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
latter
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From this reading If you used the latter term I should understand you much better.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
matter
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From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
much
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From this reading If you used the latter term I should understand you much better.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading SIDRAC.—And for my part, I freely confess I should not understand myself.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
own
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From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIDRAC.—And for my part, I freely confess I should not understand myself.
perceive
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From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
reflection
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From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
say
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From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If you used the latter term I should understand you much better.
Sidrac
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From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
soul
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From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
speaking
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From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
term
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From this reading If you used the latter term I should understand you much better.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you used the latter term I should understand you much better.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
Truly
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From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you used the latter term I should understand you much better.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading GOODMAN.—Truly, upon reflection, I perceive that I know as little about the matter as you do, though I own that I have all my life been bold enough to believe that I knew.
used
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From this reading If you used the latter term I should understand you much better.
why
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From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I _feel_, I _know_, that God has endowed me with the faculties of thinking and speaking, but I can neither _feel_ nor _know_ that God has given me a thing called a soul.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GOODMAN.—But my dear Sidrac, why do you always say _my thinking faculty_ and not _my soul_?
