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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 Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
abounded
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From this reading Their government decrees and their religious poetry abounded with vivid words of freedom.
abstract
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
All
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
Almost-men
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From this reading The Almost-men were a liberty-loving society.
always
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From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their government decrees and their religious poetry abounded with vivid words of freedom.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
aware
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From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
became
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From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
called
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
child
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From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
conquerors
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
culture
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
decrees
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From this reading Their government decrees and their religious poetry abounded with vivid words of freedom.
define
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
device
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
enemy
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
enough
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
enslaved
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
freedom
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From this reading Their government decrees and their religious poetry abounded with vivid words of freedom.
God
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
government
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From this reading Their government decrees and their religious poetry abounded with vivid words of freedom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
inconsistency
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From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
integrated
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
invent
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
Lanny
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
liberty-loving
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From this reading The Almost-men were a liberty-loving society.
maintained
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
man
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
noble
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
peers
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
Pendillo
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From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
poetry
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From this reading Their government decrees and their religious poetry abounded with vivid words of freedom.
reducing
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
religion
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
religious
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From this reading Their government decrees and their religious poetry abounded with vivid words of freedom.
savage
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
semantic
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
social
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
society
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From this reading The Almost-men were a liberty-loving society.
soul
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
status
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
superiority
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
technique
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
Triangle
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
understood
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
Universe
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
use
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
verbal
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From this reading They could not have maintained an integrated social soul and enslaved a culture of their peers; therefore, they had to invent a verbal technique for reducing man to the status of a savage.
vivid
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From this reading Their government decrees and their religious poetry abounded with vivid words of freedom.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Almost-men were a liberty-loving society.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "As we have always done ourselves," Pendillo told Lanny when he first became aware of the inconsistency as a child.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
why
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From this reading Lanny understood enough of the religion of the Triangle--that noble abstract of God which the enemy called the All of the Universe--to know why the conquerors had to use a semantic device to define their superiority.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their government decrees and their religious poetry abounded with vivid words of freedom.
words
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From this reading Their government decrees and their religious poetry abounded with vivid words of freedom.
