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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 Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
admit
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From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
affection
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
alarming
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From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
all
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
any
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From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
bed
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
chastity
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
condition
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From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
decisively
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From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
deeply
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
Des
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From this reading He was still ruminating these thoughts when Des Hermies entered.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
domineers
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From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
dreamed
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
drinking
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
drunk
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
entered
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From this reading He was still ruminating these thoughts when Des Hermies entered.
far
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
flesh
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From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
freshness
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
future
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
get
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From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
Hermies
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From this reading He was still ruminating these thoughts when Des Hermies entered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
indulge
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From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
intend
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From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
Just
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
keep
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From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
learned
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From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
lesson
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From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
man
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
meaning
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
mineral
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
night
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
now
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
obsolete
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
only
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From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
out-of-the-world
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From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
partake
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From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
pleasures
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From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
pristine
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
pure
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
quiet
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From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
really
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
refuses
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From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
reviewing
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
ruminating
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From this reading He was still ruminating these thoughts when Des Hermies entered.
savoured
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
scene
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From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
schism
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From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
soul
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From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still ruminating these thoughts when Des Hermies entered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
thinks
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
thoughts
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From this reading He was still ruminating these thoughts when Des Hermies entered.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From this scene he had learned an alarming lesson: that the flesh domineers the soul and refuses to admit any schism.
today
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
too
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
turpitudes
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
understood
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was still ruminating these thoughts when Des Hermies entered.
water
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From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was still ruminating these thoughts when Des Hermies entered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Just as a man who has drunk too deeply the night before thinks, the morning after, of drinking nothing but mineral water in future, so he dreamed, today, of pure affection far from a bed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The flesh decisively does not intend that one shall get along without it and indulge in out-of-the-world pleasures which it can partake only on condition that it keep quiet.
word
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From this reading For the first time, reviewing these turpitudes, he really understood the meaning of that now obsolete word _chastity_, and he savoured it in all its pristine freshness.
