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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 “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.
act
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From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
afraid
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From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
air
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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.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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.
brain
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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.
calling
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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.
closest
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From this reading Between it and the brain there is the closest relation.
distributes
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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.
drink
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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.
eighty
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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.
emotions
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From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
enough
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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.
exchange
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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.
food
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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.
gate
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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.
govern
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From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
heart
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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.
heat
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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.
knocks
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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.
late
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From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
made
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From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
material
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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.
mechanism
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From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
minute
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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.
only
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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.
organ
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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 /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
plain
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From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
reader
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From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
receive
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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.
refuse
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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.
relation
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From this reading Between it and the brain there is the closest relation.
reservoir
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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.
seen
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From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
seventy
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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.
supplies
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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.
system
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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.
there
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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.
thoroughly
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From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
times
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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.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This mechanism can be made plain enough to the reader who is not afraid to believe that he can understand it.
understood
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From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
unload
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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/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
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.
years
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From this reading The emotions, which act upon it as we have seen, govern it by a mechanism only of late years thoroughly understood.
