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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 But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
according
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
affairs
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
affords
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From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
age
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From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
bears
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
catholic
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
CHILDREN
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From this reading LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN.
company
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
congeals
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
constant
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
delight
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From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
direct
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
element
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
emerges
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
emotions
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From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
finds
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
gives
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From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
glows
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
granted
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From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
hardly
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From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
human
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
insomuch
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From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
intellect
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From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
light
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From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
LITERATURE
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From this reading LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN.
merely
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
most
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
nature
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
nourishment
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From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
practical
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
quality
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From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
reader
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From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
receive
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From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
retires
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
scientific
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From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
skeptical
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From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
soul
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From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
struggle
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
suffer
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From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
ventures
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From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
warmth
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From this reading It is not the intellect, though it gives the intellect light; nor the emotions, though they receive their warmth from it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Literature is that quality in books which affords delight and nourishment to the soul.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But this is a scientific and skeptical age, insomuch that one hardly ventures to take for granted that every reader will know what his soul is.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is the most catholic and constant element of human nature, yet it bears no direct part in the practical affairs of life; it does not struggle, it does not even suffer; but merely emerges or retires, glows or congeals, according to the company in which it finds itself.
