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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
all-merciful
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From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
all-wise
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From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
Allan
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
Almighty
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From this reading Nothing that is done in unquestioning submission to the wisdom of the Almighty is done wrong.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
assail
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
blessed
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
brother
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From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
Christian
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
courage
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
Creator
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
destiny
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
died
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing that is done in unquestioning submission to the wisdom of the Almighty is done wrong.
doubts
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
Evil
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
feeble
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
friend
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From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
God
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From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
God's
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
Happen
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From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
happens
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From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
hardly
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From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
heart
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
higher
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From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
hope
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
leave
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
man
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
Meet
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
minds
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
mystery
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
natural
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From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing that is done in unquestioning submission to the wisdom of the Almighty is done wrong.
now
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
peace
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
perplexes
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
Son
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
sorrow
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
submission
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From this reading Nothing that is done in unquestioning submission to the wisdom of the Almighty is done wrong.
suffering
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From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
supernatural
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From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
torture
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
tried
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From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
truth
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
turn
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
unquestioning
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From this reading Nothing that is done in unquestioning submission to the wisdom of the Almighty is done wrong.
unshaken
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
up
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From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
vantage-ground
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From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
well-loved
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From this reading “Look up, my poor suffering brother--look up, my hardly tried, my well-loved friend, higher than this!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Happen what may, God is all-merciful, God is all-wise: natural or supernatural, it happens through Him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
wisdom
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From this reading Nothing that is done in unquestioning submission to the wisdom of the Almighty is done wrong.
worthier
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From this reading The mystery of Evil that perplexes our feeble minds, the sorrow and the suffering that torture us in this little life, leave the one great truth unshaken that the destiny of man is in the hands of his Creator, and that God’s blessed Son died to make us worthier of it.
wrong
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From this reading Nothing that is done in unquestioning submission to the wisdom of the Almighty is done wrong.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Meet the doubts that now assail you from the blessed vantage-ground of Christian courage and Christian hope; and your heart will turn again to Allan, and your mind will be at peace.
