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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 There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
affect
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
all
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
asunder
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
begun
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From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
blow
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From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This means no infidelity of nature, no forgetting; but only the inevitable progress by which the world keeps going.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
ceases
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
convulsion
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
crushed
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From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no trouble, however terrible, that does not yield to the touch of time.
earthquake
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
experiences
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
flowers
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
forgetting
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From this reading This means no infidelity of nature, no forgetting; but only the inevitable progress by which the world keeps going.
going
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From this reading This means no infidelity of nature, no forgetting; but only the inevitable progress by which the world keeps going.
Grass
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
grows
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
history
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There is no trouble, however terrible, that does not yield to the touch of time.
human
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
humanity
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
inevitable
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From this reading This means no infidelity of nature, no forgetting; but only the inevitable progress by which the world keeps going.
infidelity
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From this reading This means no infidelity of nature, no forgetting; but only the inevitable progress by which the world keeps going.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
keeps
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From this reading This means no infidelity of nature, no forgetting; but only the inevitable progress by which the world keeps going.
leaving
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
lives
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
manner
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
means
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From this reading This means no infidelity of nature, no forgetting; but only the inevitable progress by which the world keeps going.
men
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
more
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
much
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
nature
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This means no infidelity of nature, no forgetting; but only the inevitable progress by which the world keeps going.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is no trouble, however terrible, that does not yield to the touch of time.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
only
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From this reading This means no infidelity of nature, no forgetting; but only the inevitable progress by which the world keeps going.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
people
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From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
permanent
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
progress
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From this reading This means no infidelity of nature, no forgetting; but only the inevitable progress by which the world keeps going.
pursue
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From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
rent
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
result
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
see
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From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
similarly
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
soil
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
some
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From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
strange
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is no trouble, however terrible, that does not yield to the touch of time.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is no trouble, however terrible, that does not yield to the touch of time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
There
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This means no infidelity of nature, no forgetting; but only the inevitable progress by which the world keeps going.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no trouble, however terrible, that does not yield to the touch of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
torn
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
touch
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From this reading There is no trouble, however terrible, that does not yield to the touch of time.
trouble
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From this reading There is no trouble, however terrible, that does not yield to the touch of time.
twain
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
usual
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From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
wave
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From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Grass grows and flowers wave over the soil which an earthquake has rent asunder; and the lives of men are similarly torn in twain without leaving a much more permanent result.
world
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From this reading There is nothing more strange in all the experiences of humanity than the manner in which a great convulsion either in nature or in human history ceases after a while to affect the world.
year
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From this reading The people whom we see one year crushed by some great blow, when the next has come have begun to pursue their usual course again.
yield
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From this reading There is no trouble, however terrible, that does not yield to the touch of time.
