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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 The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
almost
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From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
altogether
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From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both are terms we must nevertheless circumscribe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
certain
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From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
circumscribe
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From this reading Both are terms we must nevertheless circumscribe.
clear
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From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
communities
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From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
complexion
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From this reading Politics wore a complexion strictly local, provincial, or Dominion.
conditions
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From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
controlling
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From this reading The town of Elgin thus knew two controlling interests--the interest of politics and the interest of religion.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
Dominion
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From this reading Politics wore a complexion strictly local, provincial, or Dominion.
doubt
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From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
Elgin
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From this reading The town of Elgin thus knew two controlling interests--the interest of politics and the interest of religion.
force
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From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
grave
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From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
humour
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From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
import
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From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
interest
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From this reading The town of Elgin thus knew two controlling interests--the interest of politics and the interest of religion.
interests
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From this reading The town of Elgin thus knew two controlling interests--the interest of politics and the interest of religion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
knew
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From this reading The town of Elgin thus knew two controlling interests--the interest of politics and the interest of religion.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
like
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From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
local
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From this reading Politics wore a complexion strictly local, provincial, or Dominion.
matters
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From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Both are terms we must nevertheless circumscribe.
nakedness
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From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Both are terms we must nevertheless circumscribe.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
occupy
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From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
offer
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From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Politics wore a complexion strictly local, provincial, or Dominion.
period
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From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
politics
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From this reading The town of Elgin thus knew two controlling interests--the interest of politics and the interest of religion.
provincial
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From this reading Politics wore a complexion strictly local, provincial, or Dominion.
religion
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From this reading The town of Elgin thus knew two controlling interests--the interest of politics and the interest of religion.
serious
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From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
strictly
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From this reading Politics wore a complexion strictly local, provincial, or Dominion.
terms
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From this reading Both are terms we must nevertheless circumscribe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
thus
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From this reading The town of Elgin thus knew two controlling interests--the interest of politics and the interest of religion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
town
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From this reading The town of Elgin thus knew two controlling interests--the interest of politics and the interest of religion.
two
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From this reading The town of Elgin thus knew two controlling interests--the interest of politics and the interest of religion.
unimpeded
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From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
very
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From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
vision
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From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Both are terms we must nevertheless circumscribe.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
wore
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From this reading Politics wore a complexion strictly local, provincial, or Dominion.
world
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From this reading The vision of life at that period is no doubt unimpeded and clear; its conditions offer themselves with a certain nakedness and force, both as to this world and to that which is to come.
young
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From this reading It is determined with something like humour that communities very young should occupy themselves almost altogether with matters of grave and serious import.
