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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 It is used to designate a sect or a place of worship.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
all
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From this reading The church is divine, all other organizations man’s creation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
chapters
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
church
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
creation
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From this reading The church is divine, all other organizations man’s creation.
designate
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From this reading It is used to designate a sect or a place of worship.
designed
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
different
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
divine
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From this reading The church is divine, all other organizations man’s creation.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
eternal
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From this reading The latter are temporary, the former eternal.
former
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From this reading The latter are temporary, the former eternal.
hundred
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
ill-defined
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From this reading Sometimes the word church is ill-defined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
institution
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The church is divine, all other organizations man’s creation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is used to designate a sect or a place of worship.
kinds
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
latter
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From this reading The latter are temporary, the former eternal.
lodges
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
man's
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From this reading The church is divine, all other organizations man’s creation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
orders
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
organizations
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From this reading The church is divine, all other organizations man’s creation.
other
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From this reading The church is divine, all other organizations man’s creation.
place
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
sect
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From this reading It is used to designate a sect or a place of worship.
seven
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes the word church is ill-defined.
States
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
take
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
temporary
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From this reading The latter are temporary, the former eternal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
There
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
United
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
used
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From this reading It is used to designate a sect or a place of worship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
word
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From this reading Sometimes the word church is ill-defined.
work
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From this reading There are in the United States about seven hundred different kinds of lodges, chapters and orders, but not one of them can take the place of the church, or do the work this institution was designed to do.
worship
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From this reading It is used to designate a sect or a place of worship.
