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All
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From this reading All that men do and are guilty of attracts him.
also
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From this reading Their vices and excesses,--he would make these his own also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that men do and are guilty of attracts him.
apart
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From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All that men do and are guilty of attracts him.
attracts
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From this reading All that men do and are guilty of attracts him.
balked
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From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
better
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From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
brotherhood
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From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
civic
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
criminals
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From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All that men do and are guilty of attracts him.
down
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From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
equals
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From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
excesses
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From this reading Their vices and excesses,--he would make these his own also.
find
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From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
goes
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From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
guilty
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From this reading All that men do and are guilty of attracts him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their vices and excesses,--he would make these his own also.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All that men do and are guilty of attracts him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their vices and excesses,--he would make these his own also.
human
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From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
jealous
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From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
lovers
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From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their vices and excesses,--he would make these his own also.
man
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
men
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From this reading All that men do and are guilty of attracts him.
mire
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From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
moods
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
morality
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All that men do and are guilty of attracts him.
offenders
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From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
other
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From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
own
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From this reading Their vices and excesses,--he would make these his own also.
passion
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From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
phase
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
pride
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
says
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
seem
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From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
shocks
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
social
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From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
soul
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
stand
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From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
strong
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that men do and are guilty of attracts him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their vices and excesses,--he would make these his own also.
there
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Their vices and excesses,--he would make these his own also.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is jealous lest he be thought better than other men,--lest he seem to stand apart from even criminals and offenders.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
vices
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From this reading Their vices and excesses,--he would make these his own also.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
well-being
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the passion for human brotherhood is upon him, he is balked by nothing; he goes down into the social mire to find his lovers and equals.
work
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From this reading In the pride of our morality and civic well-being, this phase of his work shocks us; but there are moods when the soul says it is good, and we rejoice in the strong man that can do it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Their vices and excesses,--he would make these his own also.
