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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 MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
aspirations
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From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The faith of our sixteenth year, we thought, ought to make sinners believe and bow the head.
bow
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From this reading The faith of our sixteenth year, we thought, ought to make sinners believe and bow the head.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
creatures
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From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
discerned
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From this reading We discerned the holy task of redemption.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
drifted
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From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
faith
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From this reading The faith of our sixteenth year, we thought, ought to make sinners believe and bow the head.
fatal
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From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
felt
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From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
Formerly
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From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
gentle
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From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
God
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From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
head
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From this reading The faith of our sixteenth year, we thought, ought to make sinners believe and bow the head.
HIGH
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From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
holy
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From this reading We discerned the holy task of redemption.
hope
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From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
kindly
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From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
Laurence
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From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
mercy
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From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
MISSION
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From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
noble
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From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
only
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From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The faith of our sixteenth year, we thought, ought to make sinners believe and bow the head.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
pity
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From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
redemption
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From this reading We discerned the holy task of redemption.
restore
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From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
send
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From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
sinners
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From this reading The faith of our sixteenth year, we thought, ought to make sinners believe and bow the head.
sixteenth
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From this reading The faith of our sixteenth year, we thought, ought to make sinners believe and bow the head.
soul
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From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
source
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From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
task
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From this reading We discerned the holy task of redemption.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We discerned the holy task of redemption.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The faith of our sixteenth year, we thought, ought to make sinners believe and bow the head.
thoughts
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From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
unfortunate
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From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
union
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From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
ways
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From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Formerly, when our thoughts drifted towards such unfortunate creatures as Laurence, we felt only mercy and pity for them.
wish
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From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
year
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From this reading The faith of our sixteenth year, we thought, ought to make sinners believe and bow the head.
Yes
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From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A MISSION FROM ON HIGH Yes, I think as you do; I wish still to hope, I wish to make this fatal union a source of noble aspirations.
youth
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From this reading We asked God to send us a dead soul, that we might, by kindly and gentle ways, restore it to youth and purity.
