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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 They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
appeared
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From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
Bishop
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From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
book
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From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
Cambridge
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From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
coincide
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From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
Conceivably
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From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
day
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From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
definite
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From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Neither science nor religion stands still; neither stands now where it then did.
foolishness
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From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
Harrison's
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From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
highest
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From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
ideas
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From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Neither science nor religion stands still; neither stands now where it then did.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
Lord
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From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
made
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From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
Maurice
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From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
Memoriam
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From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
most
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From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
Mr
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From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither science nor religion stands still; neither stands now where it then did.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither science nor religion stands still; neither stands now where it then did.
notices
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From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
now
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From this reading Neither science nor religion stands still; neither stands now where it then did.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
opinion
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From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
opinions
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From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
paths
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From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
poet
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From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
possible
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From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
professors
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From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
progressive
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From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
publication
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From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
religion
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From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
Robertson
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From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
science
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From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
seem
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From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
sources
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From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
stands
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From this reading Neither science nor religion stands still; neither stands now where it then did.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither science nor religion stands still; neither stands now where it then did.
Tennyson
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From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
Tennyson's
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From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
then
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From this reading Neither science nor religion stands still; neither stands now where it then did.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among the opinions as to _In Memoriam_ current at the time of its publication Lord Tennyson notices those of Maurice and Robertson.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
travelling
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From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
ultimately
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From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
unification
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From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
Westcott
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From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Bishop Westcott was at Cambridge when the book appeared: he is one of Mr Harrison’s possible sources of Tennyson’s ideas.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Neither science nor religion stands still; neither stands now where it then did.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Conceivably they are travelling on paths which will ultimately coincide; but this opinion, of course, must seem foolishness to most professors of science.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They “thought that the poet had made a definite step towards the unification of the highest religion and philosophy with the progressive science of the day.”
