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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 "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
act
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From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
all
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From this reading The investigator's regard should embrace all the sides of the subject, and perseveringly pursue all its phases."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The investigator's regard should embrace all the sides of the subject, and perseveringly pursue all its phases."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
capturing
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From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
chapter
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
complexity
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From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
concentrates
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
county
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From this reading It is the race-week in Humberston, a county town far from Gatesboro', and in the north of England.
Degerando
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
Difficulties
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
disappears
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From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
Du
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
embrace
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From this reading The investigator's regard should embrace all the sides of the subject, and perseveringly pursue all its phases."
encounter
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
ends
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
England
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From this reading It is the race-week in Humberston, a county town far from Gatesboro', and in the north of England.
escapes
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From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
examination
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From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
exceeding
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From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
far
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From this reading It is the race-week in Humberston, a county town far from Gatesboro', and in the north of England.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is the race-week in Humberston, a county town far from Gatesboro', and in the north of England.
Gatesboro
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From this reading It is the race-week in Humberston, a county town far from Gatesboro', and in the north of England.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
Humberston
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From this reading It is the race-week in Humberston, a county town far from Gatesboro', and in the north of England.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
inner
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From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
investigator's
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From this reading The investigator's regard should embrace all the sides of the subject, and perseveringly pursue all its phases."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
ix
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
longer
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
Moral
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
much
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
north
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From this reading It is the race-week in Humberston, a county town far from Gatesboro', and in the north of England.
obstructs
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From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
one's
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
only
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
Perfectionment
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
perseveringly
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From this reading The investigator's regard should embrace all the sides of the subject, and perseveringly pursue all its phases."
personage
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From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
phases
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From this reading The investigator's regard should embrace all the sides of the subject, and perseveringly pursue all its phases."
pursue
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From this reading The investigator's regard should embrace all the sides of the subject, and perseveringly pursue all its phases."
race-week
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From this reading It is the race-week in Humberston, a county town far from Gatesboro', and in the north of England.
reflection
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
regard
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From this reading The investigator's regard should embrace all the sides of the subject, and perseveringly pursue all its phases."
says
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
seeing
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
seized
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From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
self
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
Self-Study
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The investigator's regard should embrace all the sides of the subject, and perseveringly pursue all its phases."
sides
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From this reading The investigator's regard should embrace all the sides of the subject, and perseveringly pursue all its phases."
subject
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From this reading The investigator's regard should embrace all the sides of the subject, and perseveringly pursue all its phases."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
thinker
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
too
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
town
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From this reading It is the race-week in Humberston, a county town far from Gatesboro', and in the north of England.
variability
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From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
very
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From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the very act, as it were, of capturing one's self, the personage we believe we have seized escapes, disappears.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nor is it only the complexity of our inner being which obstructs our examination, but its exceeding variability.
wishes
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From this reading "If," says a great thinker (Degerando, "/Du Perfectionment Moral/," chapter ix., "On the Difficulties we encounter in Self-Study")--"if one concentrates reflection too much on one's self, one ends by no longer seeing anything, or seeing only what one wishes.
