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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 Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
actors
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From this reading They are, as theatrical people say, no more (and no less) than “character actors.”
also
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From this reading But there is also another kind of life that is not so much living as a miscellaneous tasting of life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You can speak of them as being of this sort of people or that.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
becoming
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From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You can speak of them as being of this sort of people or that.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is also another kind of life that is not so much living as a miscellaneous tasting of life.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can speak of them as being of this sort of people or that.
character
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
class
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From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
congruous
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
due
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From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
end
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
how
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From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
kind
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From this reading But there is also another kind of life that is not so much living as a miscellaneous tasting of life.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
less
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From this reading They are, as theatrical people say, no more (and no less) than “character actors.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there is also another kind of life that is not so much living as a miscellaneous tasting of life.
live
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
living
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From this reading But there is also another kind of life that is not so much living as a miscellaneous tasting of life.
middle
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
miscellaneous
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From this reading But there is also another kind of life that is not so much living as a miscellaneous tasting of life.
more
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From this reading They are, as theatrical people say, no more (and no less) than “character actors.”
Most
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
much
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From this reading But there is also another kind of life that is not so much living as a miscellaneous tasting of life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They are, as theatrical people say, no more (and no less) than “character actors.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But there is also another kind of life that is not so much living as a miscellaneous tasting of life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You can speak of them as being of this sort of people or that.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
people
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
place
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From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
played
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From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
proper
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From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
properly
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From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
rules
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
say
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From this reading They are, as theatrical people say, no more (and no less) than “character actors.”
seem
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
size
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From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But there is also another kind of life that is not so much living as a miscellaneous tasting of life.
sort
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From this reading You can speak of them as being of this sort of people or that.
speak
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From this reading You can speak of them as being of this sort of people or that.
tasting
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From this reading But there is also another kind of life that is not so much living as a miscellaneous tasting of life.
tells
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From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They are, as theatrical people say, no more (and no less) than “character actors.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can speak of them as being of this sort of people or that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
theatrical
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From this reading They are, as theatrical people say, no more (and no less) than “character actors.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You can speak of them as being of this sort of people or that.
there
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From this reading But there is also another kind of life that is not so much living as a miscellaneous tasting of life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
three
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
tombstone
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From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
true
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
type
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They have a class, they have a place, they know what is becoming in them and what is due to them, and their proper size of tombstone tells at last how properly they have played the part.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
world
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From this reading Most people in this world seem to live “in character”; they have a beginning, a middle and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the rules of their type.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can speak of them as being of this sort of people or that.
