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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
all
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From this reading Is not this the chronicle of all existence?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
any
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From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
bad
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From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
became
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From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
better
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Is not this the chronicle of all existence?
Conclusion
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From this reading Conclusion.
depraved
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From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
err
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
events
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
existence
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From this reading Is not this the chronicle of all existence?
extraordinary
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
go
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From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
happened
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From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
history
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From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
household
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From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
includes
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
making
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
mere
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
merits
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From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
mistakes
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
months
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From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
neighbors
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is not this the chronicle of all existence?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
often
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From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
ordinary
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
people
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
perfect
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From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
perhaps
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
record
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From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
retrieving
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
simple
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From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
sins
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From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
six
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From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
struggling
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
suffering
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
then
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
unrewarded
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From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what became of every body--the every body of this simple record of six months' household history, such as might have happened in any life?
wholly
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From this reading For we are none of us either bad or good, all perfect or wholly depraved, and our merits go as often unrewarded as our sins.
worse
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From this reading For it includes no extraordinary events, and is the history of mere ordinary people, neither better nor worse than their neighbors, making mistakes, suffering for them, retrieving them, and then struggling on, perhaps to err again.
