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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
allowed
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Let there be an end of ignorant parrot-like chatter about inconsistency.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
appeal
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
assortment
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
became
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From this reading One thing was right to-day; it became wrong to-morrow without ceasing to have been right yesterday.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One thing was right to-day; it became wrong to-morrow without ceasing to have been right yesterday.
ceasing
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From this reading One thing was right to-day; it became wrong to-morrow without ceasing to have been right yesterday.
change
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From this reading Nature was nature, feelings were feelings, and change was development.
chatter
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From this reading Let there be an end of ignorant parrot-like chatter about inconsistency.
Chiddingfold's
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
development
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From this reading Nature was nature, feelings were feelings, and change was development.
dignify
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
end
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From this reading Let there be an end of ignorant parrot-like chatter about inconsistency.
evolution
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From this reading Is evolution inconsistency?
facts
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
feelings
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From this reading Nature was nature, feelings were feelings, and change was development.
FLINTY
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
gathered
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One thing was right to-day; it became wrong to-morrow without ceasing to have been right yesterday.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Let there be an end of ignorant parrot-like chatter about inconsistency.
inconsistency
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From this reading Let there be an end of ignorant parrot-like chatter about inconsistency.
inferences
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is evolution inconsistency?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One thing was right to-day; it became wrong to-morrow without ceasing to have been right yesterday.
Jeremy
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let there be an end of ignorant parrot-like chatter about inconsistency.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
Nature
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From this reading Nature was nature, feelings were feelings, and change was development.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
parrot-like
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From this reading Let there be an end of ignorant parrot-like chatter about inconsistency.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
rather
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing was right to-day; it became wrong to-morrow without ceasing to have been right yesterday.
studies
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
system
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
There
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing was right to-day; it became wrong to-morrow without ceasing to have been right yesterday.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
to-day
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From this reading One thing was right to-day; it became wrong to-morrow without ceasing to have been right yesterday.
to-morrow
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From this reading One thing was right to-day; it became wrong to-morrow without ceasing to have been right yesterday.
WALL
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From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nature was nature, feelings were feelings, and change was development.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE FLINTY WALL There was one point about Jeremy Chiddingfold's system of philosophy--if that name may be allowed to dignify the rather mixed assortment of facts and inferences which he had gathered from his studies: This point was that there was no appeal against facts.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading One thing was right to-day; it became wrong to-morrow without ceasing to have been right yesterday.
wrong
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From this reading One thing was right to-day; it became wrong to-morrow without ceasing to have been right yesterday.
yesterday
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From this reading One thing was right to-day; it became wrong to-morrow without ceasing to have been right yesterday.
