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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 THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
addresses
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
age
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
appointed
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
arguments
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
BOOK
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From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
BROTHERHOOD
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From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
children
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
constitution
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
contemplation
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From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
continual
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
convalescence
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From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
death
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
disquisitions
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
due
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
early
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
few
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From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
fitting
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From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
fix
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From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
flowed
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
following
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From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
given
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From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
graduated
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
highly
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
illness
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
Institution
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
iron
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
large
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From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
learning
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
lecturer
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
lectures
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
liberties
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
living
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
London
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
man
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
marriages
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
more
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
natural
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
power
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From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
Professor
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From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
professorial
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
profound
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
prostrated
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
Public
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
received
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
result
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
robes
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
round
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
said
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From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
science
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From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
sciences
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
serious
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
seventy
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
single
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
some
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
soon
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
specialist
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
Stone
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
subjects
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From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
Sylvanus
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
taken
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
then
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From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
three
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
UNIVERSAL
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From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
University
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
up
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From this reading During the long convalescence following this illness the power of contemplation, which the Professor had up to then given to natural science, began to fix itself on life at large.
very
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From this reading Sylvanus Stone, having graduated very highly at the London University, had been appointed at an early age lecturer to more than one Public Institution.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had soon received the professorial robes due to a man of his profound learning in the natural sciences, and from that time till he was seventy his life had flowed on in one continual round of lectures, addresses, disquisitions, and arguments on the subjects in which he was a specialist.
wife's
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From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the age of seventy, long after his wife's death and the marriages of his three children, he had for some time been living by himself, when a very serious illness--the result of liberties taken with an iron constitution by a single mind--prostrated him.
words
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From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
writer
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From this reading THE "BOOK OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD" It is fitting that a few words should be said about the writer of the "Book of Universal Brotherhood."
