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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 It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
all
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From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
allowed
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From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
any
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From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
appears
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From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
beautiful
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
beauty
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From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
beneficent
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From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
BenevolencenounUS /bəˈnev.əl.əns/
The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)
From this reading How grateful, then, should we be to that divine Benevolence, which showers even superfluous bounties upon us!
blinded
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From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
blue
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
bounties
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From this reading How grateful, then, should we be to that divine Benevolence, which showers even superfluous bounties upon us!
boy
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From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
calamity
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From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
comfort
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From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
Creator
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From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
deemed
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From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
depend
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From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
divine
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From this reading How grateful, then, should we be to that divine Benevolence, which showers even superfluous bounties upon us!
earth
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
enjoyment
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From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How grateful, then, should we be to that divine Benevolence, which showers even superfluous bounties upon us!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
external
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From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
eyes
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From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
faces
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
flowery
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
gift
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From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
God
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From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
grateful
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From this reading How grateful, then, should we be to that divine Benevolence, which showers even superfluous bounties upon us!
green
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
happy
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
holding
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
how
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From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
intolerable
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From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
kind
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
love
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
made
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
necessary
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From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
now
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From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
patiently
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From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
possible
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
see
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From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
sense
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From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading How grateful, then, should we be to that divine Benevolence, which showers even superfluous bounties upon us!
showers
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From this reading How grateful, then, should we be to that divine Benevolence, which showers even superfluous bounties upon us!
sight
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From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
single
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From this reading The beneficent Creator has not allowed our comfort to depend on the enjoyment of any single sense.
sky
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
submitted
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From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
superfluous
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From this reading How grateful, then, should we be to that divine Benevolence, which showers even superfluous bounties upon us!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
then
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From this reading How grateful, then, should we be to that divine Benevolence, which showers even superfluous bounties upon us!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
Thus
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From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
universe
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From this reading Thus it appears that all the external beauty of the universe is a free gift from God over and above what is necessary to our comfort.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading How grateful, then, should we be to that divine Benevolence, which showers even superfluous bounties upon us!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How grateful, then, should we be to that divine Benevolence, which showers even superfluous bounties upon us!
very
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How grateful, then, should we be to that divine Benevolence, which showers even superfluous bounties upon us!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a pleasant sight, for those who had eyes, to see how patiently the blinded little boy now submitted to what he had at first deemed an intolerable calamity.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
world
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From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Though he has made the world so very beautiful, yet it is possible to be happy without ever be holding the blue sky, or the green and flowery earth, or the kind faces of those whom we love.
