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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 How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
able
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From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
affect
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From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
all
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From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
archetypes
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From this reading They are transcripts, types--the archetypes are in us, and eternal.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are transcripts, types--the archetypes are in us, and eternal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
bodily
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From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
brain
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From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
capacity
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From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
Celæno
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From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
Chimeras
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From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
conceive
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From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
considered
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From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
dire
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From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
else
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From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
eternal
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From this reading They are transcripts, types--the archetypes are in us, and eternal.
false
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From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
Gorgons
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From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
Harpies
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From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
How
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Hydras
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From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
inflict
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From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
injury
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From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, least of all!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
naturally
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From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
objects
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From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, least of all!
recital
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From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
reproduce
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From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
sense
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From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
stories
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From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
superstition
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From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
terror
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From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
there
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From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
transcripts
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From this reading They are transcripts, types--the archetypes are in us, and eternal.
types
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From this reading They are transcripts, types--the archetypes are in us, and eternal.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Is it that we naturally conceive terror from such objects, considered in their capacity of being able to inflict upon us bodily injury?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are transcripts, types--the archetypes are in us, and eternal.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras--dire stories of Celæno and the Harpies--may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition--_but they were there before_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How else should the recital of that which we know in a waking sense to be false come to affect us at all?
