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acknowledge
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From this reading Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it?
action
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altogether
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From this reading What type of mind rejects altogether, and consistently, this law or power?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Is there such an influence?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What type of mind rejects altogether, and consistently, this law or power?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it?
Call
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consistently
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death
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it?
fate
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From this reading Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it?
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it?
influence
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is luck?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it?
law
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luck
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man
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mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What type of mind rejects altogether, and consistently, this law or power?
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it?
Napoleon
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NEWS
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From this reading SUDDEN NEWS.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What type of mind rejects altogether, and consistently, this law or power?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What type of mind rejects altogether, and consistently, this law or power?
power
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quietude
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rejects
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Is there such an influence?
SUDDENnounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUDDEN NEWS.
Swedenborg
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it?
there
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From this reading Is there such an influence?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What type of mind rejects altogether, and consistently, this law or power?
type
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visions
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is luck?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it?