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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 There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But to return to the track and our future bodies.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps they will be so one with the soul that to will will be to do,--hindrance out of the question.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
bit
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From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
bodies
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From this reading “But to return to the track and our future bodies.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But to return to the track and our future bodies.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
caused
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From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
convenient
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From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
Daniel
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From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Perhaps they will be so one with the soul that to will will be to do,--hindrance out of the question.
dreaming
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From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
evening
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From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
find
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From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
fly
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From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
future
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From this reading “But to return to the track and our future bodies.
Gabriel
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From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
hindrance
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From this reading Perhaps they will be so one with the soul that to will will be to do,--hindrance out of the question.
hint
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From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
instance
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From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
interesting
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From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
Kansas
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From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
like
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From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
oblation
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From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perhaps they will be so one with the soul that to will will be to do,--hindrance out of the question.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “But to return to the track and our future bodies.
out
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From this reading Perhaps they will be so one with the soul that to will will be to do,--hindrance out of the question.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps they will be so one with the soul that to will will be to do,--hindrance out of the question.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps they will be so one with the soul that to will will be to do,--hindrance out of the question.
return
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From this reading “But to return to the track and our future bodies.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
sitting
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From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps they will be so one with the soul that to will will be to do,--hindrance out of the question.
soul
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From this reading Perhaps they will be so one with the soul that to will will be to do,--hindrance out of the question.
swiftly
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From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps they will be so one with the soul that to will will be to do,--hindrance out of the question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But to return to the track and our future bodies.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
there
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From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps they will be so one with the soul that to will will be to do,--hindrance out of the question.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But to return to the track and our future bodies.
touched
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From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “But to return to the track and our future bodies.
undoubtedly
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From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
vastly
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From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is an interesting bit of a hint in Daniel about Gabriel, who, ‘being caused to fly swiftly, touched him about the time of the evening oblation.’”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Perhaps they will be so one with the soul that to will will be to do,--hindrance out of the question.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We shall find them vastly convenient, undoubtedly, with powers of which there is no dreaming.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I, for instance, sitting here by you, and thinking that I should like to be in Kansas, would be there.
