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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 _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
abundant
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accumulated
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advanced
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age-new
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
age-old
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all
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From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
answer
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
comes
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
contrary
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
day
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detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
Earth
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enjoyed
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
future
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From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
grips
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
Hawley
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From this reading My name is Treb Hawley.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
hundred
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
I've
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
inclined
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interests
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
joy
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From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
laugh
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
lights
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listed
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looks
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From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
lying
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From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
many
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From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
mere
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My name is Treb Hawley.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
odd
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
offered
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From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
only
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From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
outset
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piles
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From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
postulates
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
ridiculous
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From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
say
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SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
Solar
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soul
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
story
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
System
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tale
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From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
techniques
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
too
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From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
tragic
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From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
Treb
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From this reading My name is Treb Hawley.
trouble
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
two
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universal
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unreal
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From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
up
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From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
want
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From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
woe
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From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
years
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
