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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 fear that it may enjoy a certain health of its own; that we may be well, yet not pure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
animal
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From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
awakens
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From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
bodies
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From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Possibly we may withdraw from it, but never change its nature.
cannot
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From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
certain
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From this reading I fear that it may enjoy a certain health of its own; that we may be well, yet not pure.
change
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From this reading Possibly we may withdraw from it, but never change its nature.
conscious
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From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
day
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
distinct
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
enjoy
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From this reading I fear that it may enjoy a certain health of its own; that we may be well, yet not pure.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
expelled
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From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
fear
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From this reading I fear that it may enjoy a certain health of its own; that we may be well, yet not pure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Possibly we may withdraw from it, but never change its nature.
health
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From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
higher
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From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
hog
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fear that it may enjoy a certain health of its own; that we may be well, yet not pure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Possibly we may withdraw from it, but never change its nature.
jaw
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
like
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From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
lower
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Possibly we may withdraw from it, but never change its nature.
nature
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From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Possibly we may withdraw from it, but never change its nature.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I fear that it may enjoy a certain health of its own; that we may be well, yet not pure.
occupy
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From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
other
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
own
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From this reading I fear that it may enjoy a certain health of its own; that we may be well, yet not pure.
perhaps
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From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
picked
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
Possibly
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From this reading Possibly we may withdraw from it, but never change its nature.
proportion
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From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
pure
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From this reading I fear that it may enjoy a certain health of its own; that we may be well, yet not pure.
reptile
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From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
sensual
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From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
slumbers
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From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
sound
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
spiritual
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
suggested
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
teeth
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I fear that it may enjoy a certain health of its own; that we may be well, yet not pure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
there
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
tusks
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
up
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
vigor
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
well
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From this reading I fear that it may enjoy a certain health of its own; that we may be well, yet not pure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We are conscious of an animal in us, which awakens in proportion as our higher nature slumbers.
white
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From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
wholly
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From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The other day I picked up the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which suggested that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual.
withdraw
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From this reading Possibly we may withdraw from it, but never change its nature.
worms
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From this reading It is reptile and sensual, and perhaps cannot be wholly expelled; like the worms which, even in life and health, occupy our bodies.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I fear that it may enjoy a certain health of its own; that we may be well, yet not pure.
