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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 What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
Agon
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
ally
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
Also
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From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
any
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From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
attempting
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From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
brook
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From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
country
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From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
cunning
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From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
daily
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From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
day
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From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
doubt
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From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
far
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From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
ferocious
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From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
foreign
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From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
forgiven
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From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
gates
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
getting
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
heart
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
High
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
hippopotami
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From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
influence
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From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
introduce
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From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
introduction
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From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
knew
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From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
learning
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From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
man
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From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
meant
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From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
ninety-five
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From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
old
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From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
ones
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From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
out
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
person
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
possessed
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From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
possibility
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From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
Priest
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
rather
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From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
reason
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
religion
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From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
said
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From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
shut
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
Sorais
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
soul
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
stamping
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From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
succeed
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From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
system
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From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
terror
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From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
there
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From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day he asked me if we had any religion in our country, and I told him that so far as I could remember we had ninety-five different ones.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
ways
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From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This cunning and ferocious old man had not forgiven us for those hippopotami, or rather that was what he said.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One person, however, did not succeed in getting out in time before the gates were shut, and that was the High Priest Agon, who, as we had every reason to believe, was Sorais’ great ally, and the heart and soul of her party.
wider
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From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What he meant was that he would never brook the introduction of our wider ways of thought and foreign learning and influence while there was a possibility of stamping us out.
Zu-Vendis
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From this reading Also he knew that we possessed a different system of religion, and no doubt was in daily terror of our attempting to introduce it into Zu-Vendis.
