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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 A fool proceeding, for the inherited mania for invention obsessed him and he began to invent gods.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "Barbarians," "The Dark Star," "The Girl Philippa," "Who Goes There," Etc.
auto-fertilization
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auxiliary
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Barbarians
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "Barbarians," "The Dark Star," "The Girl Philippa," "Who Goes There," Etc.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fool proceeding, for the inherited mania for invention obsessed him and he began to invent gods.
bored
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From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
conceive
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From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And with these he continued to derive satisfaction by scaring himself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
craftier
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From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
Created
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From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
D
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Dark
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derive
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From this reading And with these he continued to derive satisfaction by scaring himself.
equipped
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Etc
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foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fool proceeding, for the inherited mania for invention obsessed him and he began to invent gods.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
Frontispiece
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Girl
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gods
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From this reading A fool proceeding, for the inherited mania for invention obsessed him and he began to invent gods.
Goes
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "Barbarians," "The Dark Star," "The Girl Philippa," "Who Goes There," Etc.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A fool proceeding, for the inherited mania for invention obsessed him and he began to invent gods.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And with these he continued to derive satisfaction by scaring himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
imagination
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From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
inherited
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From this reading A fool proceeding, for the inherited mania for invention obsessed him and he began to invent gods.
intensely
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From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
invent
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From this reading A fool proceeding, for the inherited mania for invention obsessed him and he began to invent gods.
invented
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invention
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From this reading A fool proceeding, for the inherited mania for invention obsessed him and he began to invent gods.
kind
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From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
labeled
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later
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male
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mania
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From this reading A fool proceeding, for the inherited mania for invention obsessed him and he began to invent gods.
more
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From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
multiplication
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obsessed
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From this reading A fool proceeding, for the inherited mania for invention obsessed him and he began to invent gods.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "Barbarians," "The Dark Star," "The Girl Philippa," "Who Goes There," Etc.
only
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From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
Philippa
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "Barbarians," "The Dark Star," "The Girl Philippa," "Who Goes There," Etc.
presently
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proceeding
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From this reading A fool proceeding, for the inherited mania for invention obsessed him and he began to invent gods.
process
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From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
procreation
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restless
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From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
satisfaction
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From this reading And with these he continued to derive satisfaction by scaring himself.
scaring
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From this reading And with these he continued to derive satisfaction by scaring himself.
sex
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sporadic
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Star
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "Barbarians," "The Dark Star," "The Girl Philippa," "Who Goes There," Etc.
STEVENS
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stronger
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From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
supermen
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From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
symbol
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From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "Barbarians," "The Dark Star," "The Girl Philippa," "Who Goes There," Etc.
There
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "Barbarians," "The Dark Star," "The Girl Philippa," "Who Goes There," Etc.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And with these he continued to derive satisfaction by scaring himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A fool proceeding, for the inherited mania for invention obsessed him and he began to invent gods.
varieties
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From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
various
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From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
W
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From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The only kind of gods that his imagination could conceive were various varieties of supermen, stronger, more cruel, craftier than he.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading AUTHOR OF "Barbarians," "The Dark Star," "The Girl Philippa," "Who Goes There," Etc.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Frontispiece By W. D. STEVENS Created complete, equipped for sporadic multiplication and later for auto-fertilization, the restless sex, intensely bored by the process of procreation, presently invented an auxiliary and labeled him [male symbol].
