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Chapter IX
Four years ago I wrote the preceding chapters. I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish. This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates. He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands. Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
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From this reading Four years ago I wrote the preceding chapters.
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From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
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From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
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From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
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From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
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From this reading Four years ago I wrote the preceding chapters.
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From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
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From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
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From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
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From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
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From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
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From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
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From this reading Four years ago I wrote the preceding chapters.
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From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Four years ago I wrote the preceding chapters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
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From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
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From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
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From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
not any; not one
From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
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From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four years ago I wrote the preceding chapters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He does not stop to load, or consider, or take aim, but lets fly just as he stands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four years ago I wrote the preceding chapters.
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From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This prompt and all-competent stripe of prophet is always to be had in the market at ground-floor rates.
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From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Facts are nothing to him, he has no use for such things; he works wholly by inspiration.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was assured by the wise that Christian Science was a fleeting craze and would soon perish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four years ago I wrote the preceding chapters.
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From this reading Four years ago I wrote the preceding chapters.
