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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 By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
abstractions
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From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
actually
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From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
affirm
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From this reading I am, I live, is the sole thing a man can affirm.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am, I live, is the sole thing a man can affirm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
compare
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From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
constitute
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From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
devices
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From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
discuss
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From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
exists
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From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
external
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From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
genus
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From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Only the individual exists through himself and for himself.
How
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From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am, I live, is the sole thing a man can affirm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
individual
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From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
live
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From this reading I am, I live, is the sole thing a man can affirm.
Louis
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From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
man
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From this reading I am, I live, is the sole thing a man can affirm.
means
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From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
measure
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From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
minds
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From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
nature
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From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
only
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From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
race
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From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
real
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From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
reality
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From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
scientific
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From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
sole
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From this reading I am, I live, is the sole thing a man can affirm.
Spanish
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From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
species
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From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
syntheses
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From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
terminologies
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From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only the individual exists through himself and for himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
Translated
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From this reading Translated from the Spanish by Louis How The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
use
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From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
useful
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From this reading Neither the species, the genus, nor the race, actually exists; they are abstractions, terminologies, scientific devices, useful as syntheses but not entirely exact.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading By means of these devices we can discuss and compare; they constitute a measure for our minds to use, but have no external reality.
