adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
actverbUS /ækt/
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between it and the brain there is the closest relation.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Between it and the brain there is the closest relation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
closestadverbUS /ˈkloʊsəst/
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Between it and the brain there is the closest relation.
distributesverbUS /dɪˈstrɪbjuːts/
third-person singular of “distribute” — administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
exchangenounUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
governverbUS /ˈɡʌvərn/
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
knocksnounUS /nɑːks/
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
materialadjectiveUS /məˈtɪriəl/
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
mechanismnounUS /ˈmekənɪzəm/
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
organnounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
readernounUS /ˈriːdər/
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
receiveverbUS /rəˈsiːv/
get something; come into possession of
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
refuseverbUS /rəˈfjuːz/
show unwillingness towards
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
relationnounUS /riˈleɪʃən/
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading Between it and the brain there is the closest relation.
reservoirnounUS /ˈrezəvwɑːr/
a large or extra supply of something
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
suppliesnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
systemnounUS /ˈsɪstəm/
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Between it and the brain there is the closest relation.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
thoroughlyadverbUS /ˈθɜːroʊli/
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
unloadverbUS /ənˈloʊd/
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It knocks at the gate of every organ seventy or eighty times in a minute, calling upon it to receive its supplies and unload its refuse.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “The heart is a great reservoir, which distributes food, drink, air, and heat to every part of the system, in exchange for its waste material.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
