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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 A God needing man’s help, unable without it to accomplish His purpose.
accomplish
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From this reading A God needing man’s help, unable without it to accomplish His purpose.
all
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From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
almost
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
beckoned
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From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The God he had been taught.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
calling
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From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
chosen
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
Christ
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From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
curtains
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
dawn
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
day
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
disciples
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From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
drawn
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
dwellings
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
Eleanor's
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
follow
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From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
forsaking
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From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
foundation-stone
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
given
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
God
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From this reading A God needing man’s help, unable without it to accomplish His purpose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A God needing man’s help, unable without it to accomplish His purpose.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
HimselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A God needing man’s help, unable without it to accomplish His purpose.
hold
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
hope
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A God needing man’s help, unable without it to accomplish His purpose.
labour
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From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
Landripp
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
laying
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
light
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
line
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
man
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From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
man's
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From this reading A God needing man’s help, unable without it to accomplish His purpose.
means
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
model
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
needing
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From this reading A God needing man’s help, unable without it to accomplish His purpose.
new
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
night
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
purpose
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From this reading A God needing man’s help, unable without it to accomplish His purpose.
recovery
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
revealing
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
suffer
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From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
summer's
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
taken
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
talked
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
taught
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From this reading The God he had been taught.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
then
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A God needing man’s help, unable without it to accomplish His purpose.
together
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
unable
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From this reading A God needing man’s help, unable without it to accomplish His purpose.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
up
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
very
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From this reading And then had come Eleanor’s sudden recovery, when he had almost given up hope, on the very day of the laying of the foundation-stone of the new model dwellings; and it had seemed to him that God had chosen this means of revealing Himself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
window
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From this reading The thought had taken hold of him from the beginning: that summer’s night when he and Landripp had talked together, until the dawn had drawn a long thin line of light between the window curtains.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A God calling to man as Christ beckoned to His disciples to follow him, forsaking all, to suffer and to labour with Him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A God needing man’s help, unable without it to accomplish His purpose.
