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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 Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
adequately
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
artificial
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
away
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From this reading The Day of Doom has burst upon the globe and swept away the whole race of men.
become
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
bountiful
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
burst
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From this reading The Day of Doom has burst upon the globe and swept away the whole race of men.
call
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From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
circumstances
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
conceive
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From this reading For instance, let us conceive good Father Miller’s interpretation of the prophecies to have proved true.
crafty
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
Day
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From this reading The Day of Doom has burst upon the globe and swept away the whole race of men.
despise
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
Doom
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From this reading The Day of Doom has burst upon the globe and swept away the whole race of men.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
Father
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From this reading For instance, let us conceive good Father Miller’s interpretation of the prophecies to have proved true.
fetters
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From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For instance, let us conceive good Father Miller’s interpretation of the prophecies to have proved true.
globe
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From this reading The Day of Doom has burst upon the globe and swept away the whole race of men.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For instance, let us conceive good Father Miller’s interpretation of the prophecies to have proved true.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For instance, let us conceive good Father Miller’s interpretation of the prophecies to have proved true.
heart
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
how
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
imagination
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From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
instance
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From this reading For instance, let us conceive good Father Miller’s interpretation of the prophecies to have proved true.
interpolation
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
interpretation
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From this reading For instance, let us conceive good Father Miller’s interpretation of the prophecies to have proved true.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
iron
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From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
lessen
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From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading For instance, let us conceive good Father Miller’s interpretation of the prophecies to have proved true.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
man
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
medium
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From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
men
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From this reading The Day of Doom has burst upon the globe and swept away the whole race of men.
merely
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
Miller's
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From this reading For instance, let us conceive good Father Miller’s interpretation of the prophecies to have proved true.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
ministrations
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
much
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
natural
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
nature
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
only
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From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
parent
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
partially
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From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
perverted
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
present
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
prisoners
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From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
prophecies
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From this reading For instance, let us conceive good Father Miller’s interpretation of the prophecies to have proved true.
proved
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From this reading For instance, let us conceive good Father Miller’s interpretation of the prophecies to have proved true.
race
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From this reading The Day of Doom has burst upon the globe and swept away the whole race of men.
reality
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From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
second
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
sensible
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From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
state
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
step-mother
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
stronger
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
swept
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From this reading The Day of Doom has burst upon the globe and swept away the whole race of men.
system
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
taught
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
tenderness
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
true
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
truth
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From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Day of Doom has burst upon the globe and swept away the whole race of men.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is only through the medium of the imagination that we can lessen those iron fetters, which we call truth and reality, and make ourselves even partially sensible what prisoners we are.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
whole
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From this reading The Day of Doom has burst upon the globe and swept away the whole race of men.
wholesome
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From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Art has become a second and stronger nature; she is a step-mother, whose crafty tenderness has taught us to despise the bountiful and wholesome ministrations of our true parent.
world's
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From this reading We who are born into the world’s artificial system can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
