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We Two: A Novel
We Two: A Novel

Chapter XXVIII · Greyshot Again

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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?
Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
The earth is our workshop.
We may not curse it, we are bound to sanctify it.
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We Two: A Novel

Chapter XXVIII · Greyshot Again

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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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?
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Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?
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The earth is our workshop.
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We may not curse it, we are bound to sanctify it.
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Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Believe noun US /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?”

Different noun US /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?”

May modal verb US /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.”

Still noun US /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?”

While conjunction US /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?”

All words in this reading · 57

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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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From this reading Why do we talk of fraternity while we allow any of our brethren to be trampled on, degraded or despised?

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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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?

curse

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From this reading We may not curse it, we are bound to sanctify it.

degraded

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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?

despised

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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?

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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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?

human

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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?

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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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?

unity

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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?

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?