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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 Just think hard a minute.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
capable
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From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
feel
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From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
get
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From this reading Do you think you can get on without Him?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
hard
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From this reading Just think hard a minute.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you think you can get on without Him?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
Just
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From this reading Just think hard a minute.
linked
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From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
Lord
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From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
Master
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From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Without Me ye can do nothing."
minute
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From this reading Just think hard a minute.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
touch
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From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
up
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From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Without Me ye can do nothing."
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Without Me ye can do nothing."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think you can get on without Him?