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akin
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
asserted
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
blame
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
common
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading It was not that my conscience upbraided me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
Denounced
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
discovery
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What had I done?
draws
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
due
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
dying
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From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
fables
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
grave
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had I done?
held
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
ignorance
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
illusions
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
impression
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From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
legitimate
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
made
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From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
man
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From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
men
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
most
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was not that my conscience upbraided me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not that my conscience upbraided me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
off
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From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
out
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
pretensions
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
profession
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
profit
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
quackery
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
refused
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
respect
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
science
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
sense
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
shake
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From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
some
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From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
treat
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
upbraided
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From this reading It was not that my conscience upbraided me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had I done?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
wizards
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From this reading Was I to blame if I refused to treat with the grave respect due to asserted discovery in legitimate science pretensions to powers akin to the fables of wizards?
wonder
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From this reading Denounced that which I held, in common with most men of sense in or out of my profession, to be one of those illusions by which quackery draws profit from the wonder of ignorance.
words
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From this reading It was some time before I could shake off the impression made on me by the words and the look of that dying man.
