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Charles Duran
Charles Duran

Chapter VIII

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CONCLUSION.
The way of transgressors is hard.
Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.
Disobedience to parents is a fearful sin!
Children think they know what is best for themselves.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Charles Duran

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CONCLUSION.
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The way of transgressors is hard.
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Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.
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Disobedience to parents is a fearful sin!
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Children think they know what is best for themselves.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Children think they know what is best for themselves.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “Children think they know what is best for themselves.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Children think they know what is best for themselves.”

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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 Disobedience to parents is a fearful sin!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

best

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From this reading Children think they know what is best for themselves.

Charles

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

Children

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From this reading Children think they know what is best for themselves.

CONCLUSION

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From this reading CONCLUSION.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

disobedience

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

down

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

Duran

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

Early

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

fearful

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From this reading Disobedience to parents is a fearful sin!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Children think they know what is best for themselves.

forgetful

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

go

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

God

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

grave

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

habits

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

hard

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From this reading The way of transgressors is hard.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

indulge

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

intemperance

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The way of transgressors is hard.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Children think they know what is best for themselves.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The way of transgressors is hard.

parents

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From this reading Disobedience to parents is a fearful sin!

paths

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

run

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

sin

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From this reading Disobedience to parents is a fearful sin!

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The way of transgressors is hard.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Children think they know what is best for themselves.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Children think they know what is best for themselves.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Children think they know what is best for themselves.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

transgressors

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From this reading The way of transgressors is hard.

vice

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From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Early did Charles Duran indulge in habits of disobedience,--early was he forgetful of God,--early did he run into the paths of vice and intemperance, and early did he go down to his grave.

way

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From this reading The way of transgressors is hard.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Children think they know what is best for themselves.