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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 If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
aboriginal
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
according
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From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
all
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From this reading That identity makes us all one, and reduces to nothing great intervals on our customary scale.
also
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From this reading We talk of deviations from natural life, as if artificial life were not also natural.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
animal
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
any
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From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
artificial
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From this reading We talk of deviations from natural life, as if artificial life were not also natural.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
axis
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
bear
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
billetsdoux
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
bit
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From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
boudoirs
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
certify
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From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
city
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From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
courtier
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
curled
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
customary
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From this reading That identity makes us all one, and reduces to nothing great intervals on our customary scale.
deviations
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From this reading We talk of deviations from natural life, as if artificial life were not also natural.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
ends
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
essences
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
exist
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From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
eye
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From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
eyes
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From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
globe
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That identity makes us all one, and reduces to nothing great intervals on our customary scale.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
Himmaleh
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
identity
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From this reading That identity makes us all one, and reduces to nothing great intervals on our customary scale.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
intervals
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From this reading That identity makes us all one, and reduces to nothing great intervals on our customary scale.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We talk of deviations from natural life, as if artificial life were not also natural.
makes
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From this reading That identity makes us all one, and reduces to nothing great intervals on our customary scale.
man
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From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
mountain-chains
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
natural
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From this reading We talk of deviations from natural life, as if artificial life were not also natural.
nature
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
necessity
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From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We talk of deviations from natural life, as if artificial life were not also natural.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That identity makes us all one, and reduces to nothing great intervals on our customary scale.
object
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From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
omnipotent
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That identity makes us all one, and reduces to nothing great intervals on our customary scale.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
other
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From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That identity makes us all one, and reduces to nothing great intervals on our customary scale.
own
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
palace
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
parts
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From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
predicted
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From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
properties
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From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
reduces
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From this reading That identity makes us all one, and reduces to nothing great intervals on our customary scale.
related
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From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
rude
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
scale
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From this reading That identity makes us all one, and reduces to nothing great intervals on our customary scale.
see
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From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
skill
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From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
smoothest
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
stone
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From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
strictly
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From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
talk
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From this reading We talk of deviations from natural life, as if artificial life were not also natural.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
there
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
Things
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From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Things are so strictly related, that according to the skill of the eye, from any one object the parts and properties of any other may be predicted.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
wall
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From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We talk of deviations from natural life, as if artificial life were not also natural.
white
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From this reading The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear, omnipotent to its own ends, and is directly related, there amid essences and billetsdoux, to Himmaleh mountain-chains and the axis of the globe.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If we had eyes to see it, a bit of stone from the city wall would certify us of the necessity that man must exist, as readily as the city.
