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allow
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From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
any
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arbitrary
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From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We may not curse it, we are bound to sanctify it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
bound
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From this reading We may not curse it, we are bound to sanctify it.
brethren
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From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
consequence
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curse
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From this reading We may not curse it, we are bound to sanctify it.
degraded
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despised
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destroying
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From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
divisions
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From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
earth
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From this reading The earth is our workshop.
enmities
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From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
fraternity
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From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
God
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human
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humanity
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From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may not curse it, we are bound to sanctify it.
necessary
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From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
profess
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From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
purpose
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From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
race
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From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
sanctify
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From this reading We may not curse it, we are bound to sanctify it.
separate
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From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
strive
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From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
talk
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From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
trampled
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From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
tribes
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unity
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verify
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From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
Why
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From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
workshop
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From this reading The earth is our workshop.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To what purpose do you profess to believe in the unity of the human race, which is the necessary consequence of the unity of God, if you do not strive to verify it by destroying the arbitrary divisions and enmities that still separate the different tribes of humanity?