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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 What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
Abbot
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abroad
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From this reading No man, or man's life, can go abroad and do business in the world without skin and tissues.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Formulas too, as we call them, have a _reality_ in Human Life.
BEGINNINGS
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From this reading THE BEGINNINGS.
birth
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From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
blessed
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
business
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From this reading No man, or man's life, can go abroad and do business in the world without skin and tissues.
call
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From this reading Formulas too, as we call them, have a _reality_ in Human Life.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No man, or man's life, can go abroad and do business in the world without skin and tissues.
creeds
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date
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
figure
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formularies
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From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
Formulas
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From this reading Formulas too, as we call them, have a _reality_ in Human Life.
go
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From this reading No man, or man's life, can go abroad and do business in the world without skin and tissues.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
history
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how
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From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
Human
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From this reading Formulas too, as we call them, have a _reality_ in Human Life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
indispensable
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
Life
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From this reading Formulas too, as we call them, have a _reality_ in Human Life.
living
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
long
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
Man
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man's
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From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
modes
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From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
modify
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most
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
muscular
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man, or man's life, can go abroad and do business in the world without skin and tissues.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No man, or man's life, can go abroad and do business in the world without skin and tissues.
place
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From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
real
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
reality
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From this reading Formulas too, as we call them, have a _reality_ in Human Life.
Samson
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From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
shape
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singular
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skin
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Formulas too, as we call them, have a _reality_ in Human Life.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
thing
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
Time
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From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
tissue
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
tissues
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From this reading No man, or man's life, can go abroad and do business in the world without skin and tissues.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
too
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From this reading Formulas too, as we call them, have a _reality_ in Human Life.
very
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
vitality
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a singular shape of a Man, shape of a Time, have we in this Abbot Samson and his history; how strangely do modes, creeds, formularies, and the date and place of a man's birth, modify the figure of the man!
withal
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From this reading They are real as the very _skin_ and _muscular tissue_ of a Man's Life; and a most blessed indispensable thing, so long as they have _vitality_ withal, and are a _living_ skin and tissue to him!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading No man, or man's life, can go abroad and do business in the world without skin and tissues.
world
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From this reading No man, or man's life, can go abroad and do business in the world without skin and tissues.
