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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 [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
accept
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From this reading And while writing the word, I beg of you to accept my gratitude for the timely rescue of my soul.
afterwards
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From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
all
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From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
annihilation
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From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
atheism
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
avowal
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
beg
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From this reading And while writing the word, I beg of you to accept my gratitude for the timely rescue of my soul.
believed
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
book
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
brain
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
brink
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
Church
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
clergyman
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
crime
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
cry
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
desolation
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
doubtless
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
ears
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
England
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
failure
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From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
following
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And while writing the word, I beg of you to accept my gratitude for the timely rescue of my soul.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
God
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
goodness
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
gratitude
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From this reading And while writing the word, I beg of you to accept my gratitude for the timely rescue of my soul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
hope
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From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
impending
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
late
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
MADAM
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
madness
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
mockery
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From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
modern
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And while writing the word, I beg of you to accept my gratitude for the timely rescue of my soul.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
nothingness
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
Once
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
only
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
out
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
pathetic
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
reeledverbUS /riːld/
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
rescue
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From this reading And while writing the word, I beg of you to accept my gratitude for the timely rescue of my soul.
Romance
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
rung
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
satisfaction
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From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
scientific
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
self-destruction
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From this reading I speak of self-destruction--suicide.
soul
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From this reading And while writing the word, I beg of you to accept my gratitude for the timely rescue of my soul.
speak
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From this reading I speak of self-destruction--suicide.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
suicide
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From this reading I speak of self-destruction--suicide.
terribly
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
There
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
timely
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From this reading And while writing the word, I beg of you to accept my gratitude for the timely rescue of my soul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
Two
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
Universe
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
way
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And while writing the word, I beg of you to accept my gratitude for the timely rescue of my soul.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
word
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From this reading And while writing the word, I beg of you to accept my gratitude for the timely rescue of my soul.
world
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From this reading No good, no hope, no satisfaction in anything--this world only with all its mockery and failure--and afterwards annihilation!
Worlds
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From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
writing
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From this reading And while writing the word, I beg of you to accept my gratitude for the timely rescue of my soul.
years
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From this reading Once I believed in the goodness of God--but of late years the cry of modern scientific atheism, 'There is NO God,' has rung in my ears till my brain has reeled at the desolation and nothingness of the Universe.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And while writing the word, I beg of you to accept my gratitude for the timely rescue of my soul.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England: ] "MADAM, "Your book, the 'Romance of Two Worlds,' has stopped me on the brink of what is doubtless a crime, and yet I had come to think it the only way out of impending madness.
