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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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absolute
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action
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all
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amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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APELLA
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From this reading JUDAEUS APELLA.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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attentively
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Of nature, which is, being interpreted, life, the law is motion, and this law controls the moral as well as the physical world.
change
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circumscribed
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contemplation
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controls
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day
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densest
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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dying
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even
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ever
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everywhere
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faint
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find
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flower-beds
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flower-bells
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grass
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hanging
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heat
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hems
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interpreted
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From this reading Of nature, which is, being interpreted, life, the law is motion, and this law controls the moral as well as the physical world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of nature, which is, being interpreted, life, the law is motion, and this law controls the moral as well as the physical world.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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JUDAEUS
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From this reading JUDAEUS APELLA.
law
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From this reading Of nature, which is, being interpreted, life, the law is motion, and this law controls the moral as well as the physical world.
lazy
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leaf
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life
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From this reading Of nature, which is, being interpreted, life, the law is motion, and this law controls the moral as well as the physical world.
light
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like
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little
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Look
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lounge
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moral
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motion
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nature
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nowhere
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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oppressed
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physical
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pulse
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quite
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quiver
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repose
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round
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rustic
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seat
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see
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shorn
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slumber
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stifled
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still
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stillest
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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summer
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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thing
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things
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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Thus
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trees
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tremble
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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well
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From this reading Of nature, which is, being interpreted, life, the law is motion, and this law controls the moral as well as the physical world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of nature, which is, being interpreted, life, the law is motion, and this law controls the moral as well as the physical world.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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world
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From this reading Of nature, which is, being interpreted, life, the law is motion, and this law controls the moral as well as the physical world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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