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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 _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
all
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From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
avail
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From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
away
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
awful
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From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
bear
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
burden
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
came
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
cared
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From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
ceased
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From this reading It was of Dorothy that my heart was full; it was for Dorothy that I never ceased to sorrow, to lament, and--sinner, though I was--to pray.
continual
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From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
crime
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From this reading It was not that I wanted to evade the punishment of my crime, for I was willing and wished to undergo it to the uttermost.
crying-out
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From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
die
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
Dorothy
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From this reading It was of Dorothy that my heart was full; it was for Dorothy that I never ceased to sorrow, to lament, and--sinner, though I was--to pray.
eternity
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From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
evade
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From this reading It was not that I wanted to evade the punishment of my crime, for I was willing and wished to undergo it to the uttermost.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
evil
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From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
felt
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not that I wanted to evade the punishment of my crime, for I was willing and wished to undergo it to the uttermost.
full
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From this reading It was of Dorothy that my heart was full; it was for Dorothy that I never ceased to sorrow, to lament, and--sinner, though I was--to pray.
future
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From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
heart
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From this reading It was of Dorothy that my heart was full; it was for Dorothy that I never ceased to sorrow, to lament, and--sinner, though I was--to pray.
heavily
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
hell
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
HOPE
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
lament
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From this reading It was of Dorothy that my heart was full; it was for Dorothy that I never ceased to sorrow, to lament, and--sinner, though I was--to pray.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
lay
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
longer
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
lost
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From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was of Dorothy that my heart was full; it was for Dorothy that I never ceased to sorrow, to lament, and--sinner, though I was--to pray.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not that I wanted to evade the punishment of my crime, for I was willing and wished to undergo it to the uttermost.
now
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From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
pray
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From this reading It was of Dorothy that my heart was full; it was for Dorothy that I never ceased to sorrow, to lament, and--sinner, though I was--to pray.
punishment
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From this reading It was not that I wanted to evade the punishment of my crime, for I was willing and wished to undergo it to the uttermost.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
ruined
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From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
scarcely
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From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
sin
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
sinner
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From this reading It was of Dorothy that my heart was full; it was for Dorothy that I never ceased to sorrow, to lament, and--sinner, though I was--to pray.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
sorrow
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From this reading It was of Dorothy that my heart was full; it was for Dorothy that I never ceased to sorrow, to lament, and--sinner, though I was--to pray.
soul
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
spirit
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From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
stain
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From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
succour
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
sufferings
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From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
there
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of myself and of my future, save for the continual crying-out of my soul after its lost purity, I scarcely cared now to think.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was of Dorothy that my heart was full; it was for Dorothy that I never ceased to sorrow, to lament, and--sinner, though I was--to pray.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not that I wanted to evade the punishment of my crime, for I was willing and wished to undergo it to the uttermost.
undergo
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From this reading It was not that I wanted to evade the punishment of my crime, for I was willing and wished to undergo it to the uttermost.
undo
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From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
uttermost
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From this reading It was not that I wanted to evade the punishment of my crime, for I was willing and wished to undergo it to the uttermost.
very
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
wanted
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From this reading It was not that I wanted to evade the punishment of my crime, for I was willing and wished to undergo it to the uttermost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not that I wanted to evade the punishment of my crime, for I was willing and wished to undergo it to the uttermost.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
willing
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From this reading It was not that I wanted to evade the punishment of my crime, for I was willing and wished to undergo it to the uttermost.
wipe
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From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
wished
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From this reading It was not that I wanted to evade the punishment of my crime, for I was willing and wished to undergo it to the uttermost.
wither
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From this reading _HOPE._ At last there came a time, even in hell, when the burden of my sin lay so heavily upon me, that I felt I could bear it no longer, and that if succour there came none, the very soul of me must wither away and die.
woman
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From this reading No, that which was so terrible to me was the thought that not all the sufferings of eternity could avail to wipe away the awful stain upon my spirit, or to undo the evil which I had brought upon the woman I had ruined.
