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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 "As at present constituted, the stage is a dangerous influence.
accept
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From this reading He did not indite the Oberammergau Passion Play, but he could not accept "Parsifal."
actress
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From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As at present constituted, the stage is a dangerous influence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "As at present constituted, the stage is a dangerous influence.
bad
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From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not indite the Oberammergau Passion Play, but he could not accept "Parsifal."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
capable
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From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
constituted
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From this reading "As at present constituted, the stage is a dangerous influence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He did not indite the Oberammergau Passion Play, but he could not accept "Parsifal."
dangerous
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From this reading "As at present constituted, the stage is a dangerous influence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not indite the Oberammergau Passion Play, but he could not accept "Parsifal."
doubt
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From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
engage
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From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
entices
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From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
evil
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From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
example
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From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
fall
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From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
false
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From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not indite the Oberammergau Passion Play, but he could not accept "Parsifal."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
indite
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From this reading He did not indite the Oberammergau Passion Play, but he could not accept "Parsifal."
influence
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From this reading "As at present constituted, the stage is a dangerous influence.
instead
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From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As at present constituted, the stage is a dangerous influence.
knowledge
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From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
less
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From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
light
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From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
like
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From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not indite the Oberammergau Passion Play, but he could not accept "Parsifal."
Oberammergau
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From this reading He did not indite the Oberammergau Passion Play, but he could not accept "Parsifal."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
ones
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From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
others
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From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
Parsifal
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From this reading He did not indite the Oberammergau Passion Play, but he could not accept "Parsifal."
Passion
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From this reading He did not indite the Oberammergau Passion Play, but he could not accept "Parsifal."
Play
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From this reading He did not indite the Oberammergau Passion Play, but he could not accept "Parsifal."
present
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From this reading "As at present constituted, the stage is a dangerous influence.
resisting
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From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
rocks
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From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
ruin
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From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
set
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From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
Some
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From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
stage
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From this reading "As at present constituted, the stage is a dangerous influence.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
surrounded
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From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
tempts
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From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As at present constituted, the stage is a dangerous influence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
very
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From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
vessels
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From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
virtuous
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From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
warning
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From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
weak
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From this reading Even so they set a bad example, for the very knowledge of their virtue tempts others less sure of themselves to engage in the same life, and these weak ones fall.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The virtuous actress is like a false light, which instead of warning vessels from the rocks entices them to their ruin."
women
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From this reading Some women no doubt are capable of resisting evil even when surrounded by evil.
