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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 WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
abnormality
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From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
become
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
bind
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
Blake's
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From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His religion had been fed by vision.
came
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From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
co-ordinating
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From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
continue
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
definite
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
dominant
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From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
earliest
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From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
enough
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
far
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From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
fed
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From this reading His religion had been fed by vision.
forceful
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
higher
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
insanity
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From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
lacked
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From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
LAVATER
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From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
likely
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
literature
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From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
lived
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
manifold
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From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
music
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From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
naturally
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From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
nature
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From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
occurred
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From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
others
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
penetrate
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
principle
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From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
reality
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From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
regard
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From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
religion
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From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
separate
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
subservient
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From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
SWEDENBORG
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From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
symptoms
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From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
unity
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From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Each lived its separate life and was likely to continue to do so, unless his religion could become forceful and definite enough to penetrate the others and bind them into a higher unity.
vision
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From this reading His religion had been fed by vision.
visions
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From this reading His visions came to him so naturally that it never occurred to him that others might regard them as symptoms of abnormality or insanity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
WESLEY
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From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
WHITEFIELD
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From this reading WESLEY, WHITEFIELD, LAVATER, AND SWEDENBORG Blake's manifold nature lacked, so far, a co-ordinating principle.
years
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From this reading From his earliest years religion had been a reality to him, and so had art, music, literature, but not one of these was so dominant over the rest as to make them subservient.
