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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 Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Dear Aunt Marthe," cried Evadne one afternoon, "what is love?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
answer
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From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
appreciate
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From this reading "'One must be himself infinite in knowledge to define it, infinite in comprehension to fathom it, infinite in love to appreciate it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
Aunt
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From this reading "Dear Aunt Marthe," cried Evadne one afternoon, "what is love?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'One must be himself infinite in knowledge to define it, infinite in comprehension to fathom it, infinite in love to appreciate it.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
comprehension
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From this reading "'One must be himself infinite in knowledge to define it, infinite in comprehension to fathom it, infinite in love to appreciate it.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dear Aunt Marthe," cried Evadne one afternoon, "what is love?"
Dear
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From this reading "Dear Aunt Marthe," cried Evadne one afternoon, "what is love?"
define
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From this reading "'One must be himself infinite in knowledge to define it, infinite in comprehension to fathom it, infinite in love to appreciate it.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Karl Gerok wrote,--'Love is the fundamental law of the world.
Evadne
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From this reading "Dear Aunt Marthe," cried Evadne one afternoon, "what is love?"
Everidge
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From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
fathom
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From this reading "'One must be himself infinite in knowledge to define it, infinite in comprehension to fathom it, infinite in love to appreciate it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
form
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
fundamental
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From this reading Dr. Karl Gerok wrote,--'Love is the fundamental law of the world.
Gerok
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From this reading Dr. Karl Gerok wrote,--'Love is the fundamental law of the world.
God
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "'One must be himself infinite in knowledge to define it, infinite in comprehension to fathom it, infinite in love to appreciate it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
infinite
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From this reading "'One must be himself infinite in knowledge to define it, infinite in comprehension to fathom it, infinite in love to appreciate it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dear Aunt Marthe," cried Evadne one afternoon, "what is love?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'One must be himself infinite in knowledge to define it, infinite in comprehension to fathom it, infinite in love to appreciate it.
jealousy
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
just
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
justice
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
Karl
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From this reading Dr. Karl Gerok wrote,--'Love is the fundamental law of the world.
knowledge
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From this reading "'One must be himself infinite in knowledge to define it, infinite in comprehension to fathom it, infinite in love to appreciate it.
law
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From this reading Dr. Karl Gerok wrote,--'Love is the fundamental law of the world.
lived
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From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
love
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From this reading "Dear Aunt Marthe," cried Evadne one afternoon, "what is love?"
love-life
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From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
loveth
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
man
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
Marthe
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From this reading "Dear Aunt Marthe," cried Evadne one afternoon, "what is love?"
merely
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
mistake
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
Mrs
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From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "'One must be himself infinite in knowledge to define it, infinite in comprehension to fathom it, infinite in love to appreciate it.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Dear Aunt Marthe," cried Evadne one afternoon, "what is love?"
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
own
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
passion
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
perpetration
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
pity
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
respect
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
said
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From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
self-gratification
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
self-love
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
sympathy
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'One must be himself infinite in knowledge to define it, infinite in comprehension to fathom it, infinite in love to appreciate it.
veneration
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Dear Aunt Marthe," cried Evadne one afternoon, "what is love?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
win
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From this reading Love is God in man, for "God is love," and "every one that loveth is born of God;" but love is not merely veneration, nor respect, nor justice, nor passion, nor jealousy, nor sympathy, nor pity, nor self-gratification; to love something as our own is but a form of self-love; to love something in order to win it for ourselves is just a perpetration of the same mistake.'
words
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From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
world
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From this reading Dr. Karl Gerok wrote,--'Love is the fundamental law of the world.
wrote
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From this reading Dr. Karl Gerok wrote,--'Love is the fundamental law of the world.
years
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From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will answer you in the words of one who for years has lived the love-life," said Mrs. Everidge.
