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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 _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
artisans
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From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
brings
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From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
character
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From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
common
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
consequence
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From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
corresponding
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From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
country
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From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
degree
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
division
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From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
employment
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From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
Europe
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From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
exempt
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
exist
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
existed
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From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
fantastical
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From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
Few
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
forms
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
general
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From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
greater
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
habits
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
handicrafts
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From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Superstition is however, a quality that seems indigenous to the ocean.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
ideas
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From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
indeed
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From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
indigenous
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From this reading Superstition is however, a quality that seems indigenous to the ocean.
influence
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
intelligence
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From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
less
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From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
limitation
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From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
Macbeth
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From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
mariners
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
more
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From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
national
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
ocean
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From this reading Superstition is however, a quality that seems indigenous to the ocean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
opinions
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
outwardly
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From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
peculiar
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From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
people
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
perfect
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From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
quality
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From this reading Superstition is however, a quality that seems indigenous to the ocean.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
respective
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
seamen
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
seems
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From this reading Superstition is however, a quality that seems indigenous to the ocean.
several
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From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
show
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From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
Superstition
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From this reading Superstition is however, a quality that seems indigenous to the ocean.
tempered
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From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If our artisans have, in consequence been less perfect in their several handicrafts, they have ever been remarkable for intelligence of a more general character.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Few common mariners are exempt from its influence, in a greater or less degree; though it is found to exist, among the seamen of different people, in forms that are tempered by their respective national habits and peculiar opinions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Superstition is however, a quality that seems indigenous to the ocean.
train
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From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
truth
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From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I’ the name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed Which outwardly ye show?”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _Macbeth._ The division of employment that is found in Europe, and which brings, in its train, a peculiar and corresponding limitation of ideas, has never yet existed in our country.
