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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 LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
ACTION
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From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
All
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From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
Aspects
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From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some men at least must speak so as to organize the tasks of others, and the latter must understand speech so as to do what the former bid them.
back
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From this reading If we go back to the beginning of things, literature, needless to say, is a development of ordinary speech.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Without speech no human co-operation, other than the rudest, would be possible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is speech which has been made permanent, partly, indeed, by oral tradition, but mainly by the art of writing.
beginning
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From this reading If we go back to the beginning of things, literature, needless to say, is a development of ordinary speech.
Belief
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bid
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From this reading Some men at least must speak so as to organize the tasks of others, and the latter must understand speech so as to do what the former bid them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is speech which has been made permanent, partly, indeed, by oral tradition, but mainly by the art of writing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is speech which has been made permanent, partly, indeed, by oral tradition, but mainly by the art of writing.
co-operation
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From this reading Without speech no human co-operation, other than the rudest, would be possible.
Comparative
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From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
development
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From this reading If we go back to the beginning of things, literature, needless to say, is a development of ordinary speech.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Some men at least must speak so as to organize the tasks of others, and the latter must understand speech so as to do what the former bid them.
End
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From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
Essence
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Fine
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From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
former
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go
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From this reading If we go back to the beginning of things, literature, needless to say, is a development of ordinary speech.
Great
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From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is speech which has been made permanent, partly, indeed, by oral tradition, but mainly by the art of writing.
human
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From this reading Without speech no human co-operation, other than the rudest, would be possible.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we go back to the beginning of things, literature, needless to say, is a development of ordinary speech.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
indeed
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From this reading It is speech which has been made permanent, partly, indeed, by oral tradition, but mainly by the art of writing.
Interesting
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From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is speech which has been made permanent, partly, indeed, by oral tradition, but mainly by the art of writing.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
ItselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
latter
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least
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From this reading Some men at least must speak so as to organize the tasks of others, and the latter must understand speech so as to do what the former bid them.
LITERATURE
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Lucretius
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Made
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mainly
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men
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More
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Some men at least must speak so as to organize the tasks of others, and the latter must understand speech so as to do what the former bid them.
needless
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From this reading If we go back to the beginning of things, literature, needless to say, is a development of ordinary speech.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
oral
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ordinary
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From this reading If we go back to the beginning of things, literature, needless to say, is a development of ordinary speech.
organize
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other
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From this reading Without speech no human co-operation, other than the rudest, would be possible.
others
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Own
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partly
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Permanent
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possible
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Prose
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Reconstruction
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Religion
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rudest
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Sake
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say
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From this reading If we go back to the beginning of things, literature, needless to say, is a development of ordinary speech.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some men at least must speak so as to organize the tasks of others, and the latter must understand speech so as to do what the former bid them.
Some
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speak
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Speech
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tasks
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From this reading Some men at least must speak so as to organize the tasks of others, and the latter must understand speech so as to do what the former bid them.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some men at least must speak so as to organize the tasks of others, and the latter must understand speech so as to do what the former bid them.
things
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From this reading If we go back to the beginning of things, literature, needless to say, is a development of ordinary speech.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we go back to the beginning of things, literature, needless to say, is a development of ordinary speech.
tradition
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From this reading It is speech which has been made permanent, partly, indeed, by oral tradition, but mainly by the art of writing.
Triviality
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understand
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Vehicle
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we go back to the beginning of things, literature, needless to say, is a development of ordinary speech.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Some men at least must speak so as to organize the tasks of others, and the latter must understand speech so as to do what the former bid them.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without speech no human co-operation, other than the rudest, would be possible.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Without speech no human co-operation, other than the rudest, would be possible.
writing
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From this reading It is speech which has been made permanent, partly, indeed, by oral tradition, but mainly by the art of writing.
Written
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From this reading LITERATURE AND ACTION Literature as Speech Made Permanent--All Written Speech Not Literature--The Essence of Literature for Its Own Sake--Prose as a Fine Art--Some Interesting Aspects of Literature as an End in Itself--Their Comparative Triviality--No Literature Great Which Is Not More Than Literature--Literature as a Vehicle of Religion--Lucretius--_The Reconstruction of Belief_.
