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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 Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
austerity
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
came
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
drinking
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
eating
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
essential
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From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
friend
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
fullest
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From this reading The one thing needful is to seek wisely the fullest organic satisfaction.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
Heaven
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From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
includes
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From this reading The body includes the soul, and the kingdom of Heaven includes the body.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
keenest
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
kingdom
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From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
man
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From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
matters
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
much
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From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
needful
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From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
Only
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From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
organic
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From this reading The one thing needful is to seek wisely the fullest organic satisfaction.
others
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From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
perfect
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From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
pointed
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
publicans
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
really
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From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
satisfaction
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From this reading The one thing needful is to seek wisely the fullest organic satisfaction.
say
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From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
Seek
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From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
sinners
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
solitude
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
sought
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
soul
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From this reading The body includes the soul, and the kingdom of Heaven includes the body.
spiritual
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From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
things
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From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
truly
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From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It matters little, because he who pointed to the kingdom of Heaven came eating and drinking, the friend of publicans and sinners, and he who pointed to the body sought solitude and the keenest spiritual austerity.
wisely
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From this reading The one thing needful is to seek wisely the fullest organic satisfaction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
worrying
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From this reading We waste so much of our time on the things that are not truly essential, worrying ourselves and others.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Only one thing is really needful, whether with this man we say “Seek first the kingdom of Heaven,” or with that, “Make to yourself a perfect body.”
