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51
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From this reading * * * * * (_Citizen Father Boeren, age 51, occupation clergyman.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
abbot
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
age
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From this reading * * * * * (_Citizen Father Boeren, age 51, occupation clergyman.
all
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From this reading Our religion speaks for all the peoples of Earth.
all-embracing
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From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
best
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From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
blended
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From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
Boeren
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From this reading * * * * * (_Citizen Father Boeren, age 51, occupation clergyman.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
branch
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
Church
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
Citizen
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From this reading * * * * * (_Citizen Father Boeren, age 51, occupation clergyman.
clergyman
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From this reading * * * * * (_Citizen Father Boeren, age 51, occupation clergyman.
composite
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From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
Earth
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From this reading Our church is the official and exclusive religious expression of the government of Earth.
elements
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From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
exclusive
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From this reading Our church is the official and exclusive religious expression of the government of Earth.
expression
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From this reading Our church is the official and exclusive religious expression of the government of Earth.
faith
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From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
Father
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From this reading * * * * * (_Citizen Father Boeren, age 51, occupation clergyman.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our religion speaks for all the peoples of Earth.
former
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From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
government
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From this reading Our church is the official and exclusive religious expression of the government of Earth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
Incarnate
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our church is the official and exclusive religious expression of the government of Earth.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
local
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
major
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From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
man
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
Mankind
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
minor
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From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
occupation
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From this reading * * * * * (_Citizen Father Boeren, age 51, occupation clergyman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
official
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From this reading Our church is the official and exclusive religious expression of the government of Earth.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our church is the official and exclusive religious expression of the government of Earth.
peoples
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From this reading Our religion speaks for all the peoples of Earth.
plum-shaped
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
religion
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From this reading Our religion speaks for all the peoples of Earth.
religions
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From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
religious
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From this reading Our church is the official and exclusive religious expression of the government of Earth.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
robe
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
saffron
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
sandals
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
single
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From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
skillfully
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From this reading It is a composite of the best elements of all the former religions, both major and minor, skillfully blended into a single all-embracing faith."
son
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
speaks
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From this reading Our religion speaks for all the peoples of Earth.
Spirit
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
stately
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
That's
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
wearing
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
white
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From this reading A stately, plum-shaped man wearing a saffron robe and white sandals._) "That's right, my son, I am the abbot of the local branch of the Church of the Spirit of Mankind Incarnate.
