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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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adult
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affection
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all
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
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assumption
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authorizes
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
bodily
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
character
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civilization
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class
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color
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common
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cut
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differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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discarded
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From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
discussions
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From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every adult knows that the relation in question can and does exist between entire strangers, different in language, color, tastes, class, civilization, morals, religion, character: in everything, in short, except their bodily homology and the reproductive appetite common to all living organisms.
embraces
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
entire
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EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
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exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
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exist
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extent
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facts
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From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
few
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get
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From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
high
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
homology
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human
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
IMPERSONALITY
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From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intimacy
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intimate
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
knows
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language
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lay
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From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
living
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marriage
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morals
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more
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From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
most
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
necessary
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Now
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From this reading Now this is violently untrue.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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organisms
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other
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
parties
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
perfect
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permanent
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personal
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
points
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proceed
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From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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realize
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relation
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
relations
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
religion
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reproductive
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SEX
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From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
some
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sort
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From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
specific
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From this reading That assumption is that the specific relation which marriage authorizes between the parties is the most intimate and personal of human relations, and embraces all the other high human relations.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
strangers
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stress
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tastes
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Every adult knows that the relation in question can and does exist between entire strangers, different in language, color, tastes, class, civilization, morals, religion, character: in everything, in short, except their bodily homology and the reproductive appetite common to all living organisms.
there
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From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this is violently untrue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
touch
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From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
untrue
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From this reading Now this is violently untrue.
unworkable
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From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
violently
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From this reading Now this is violently untrue.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX It is necessary to lay some stress on these points, because few realize the extent to which we proceed on the assumption that marriage is a short cut to perfect and permanent intimacy and affection.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there is a still more unworkable assumption which must be discarded before discussions of marriage can get into any sort of touch with the facts of life.
