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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 One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
admiration
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
answer
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From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
call
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
certain
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From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
certified
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From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
cities
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
common
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From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
competition
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
conversation
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
divine
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From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
draw
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From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
else
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From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
emotions
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
fear
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
form
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From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
forms
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From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
hatred
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
incarnation
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From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
instincts
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From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I see its presence to them.
like
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From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
live
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From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
love
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
mode
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From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
nature
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From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
new
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
obedience
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From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
other
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From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
own
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From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
passion
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
persons
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From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
persuasion
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
pity
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
presence
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From this reading I see its presence to them.
see
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From this reading I see its presence to them.
selves
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From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
separated
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From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
society
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From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
souls
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From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
spirit
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From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
stir
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
teaching
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From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One mode of the divine teaching is the incarnation of the spirit in a form,—in forms, like my own.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I see its presence to them.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I am certified of a common nature; and these other souls, these separated selves, draw me as nothing else can.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
thoughts
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From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
war
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From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They stir in me the new emotions we call passion; of love, hatred, fear, admiration, pity; thence come conversation, competition, persuasion, cities and war.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I live in society, with persons who answer to thoughts in my own mind, or express a certain obedience to the great instincts to which I live.
