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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 And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
airs
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
all
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From this reading One sometimes feels that it is only with a front of brass and a lip of scorn that one can get through the day at all.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
begin
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
brass
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From this reading One sometimes feels that it is only with a front of brass and a lip of scorn that one can get through the day at all.
breaks
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From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One sometimes feels that it is only with a front of brass and a lip of scorn that one can get through the day at all.
cannot
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
channels
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
Church
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
closes
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
comfort
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
dare
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
day
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
down
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
easy
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
endless
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From this reading For prison life with its endless privations and restrictions makes one rebellious.
feels
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From this reading One sometimes feels that it is only with a front of brass and a lip of scorn that one can get through the day at all.
find
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
floor
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
fond
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
freedom
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
friends
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
front
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From this reading One sometimes feels that it is only with a front of brass and a lip of scorn that one can get through the day at all.
get
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From this reading One sometimes feels that it is only with a front of brass and a lip of scorn that one can get through the day at all.
going
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
grace
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
hard
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
heart
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From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
hearts
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From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
heaven
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
humility
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
idleness
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For prison life with its endless privations and restrictions makes one rebellious.
knees
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
learn
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
less
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
lessons
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For prison life with its endless privations and restrictions makes one rebellious.
lip
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From this reading One sometimes feels that it is only with a front of brass and a lip of scorn that one can get through the day at all.
living
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
made
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From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
makes
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From this reading For prison life with its endless privations and restrictions makes one rebellious.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
mood
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
more
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
most
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From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For prison life with its endless privations and restrictions makes one rebellious.
one's
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From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
only
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From this reading One sometimes feels that it is only with a front of brass and a lip of scorn that one can get through the day at all.
out
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
phrase
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
present
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
prison
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From this reading For prison life with its endless privations and restrictions makes one rebellious.
privations
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From this reading For prison life with its endless privations and restrictions makes one rebellious.
rebellion
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
rebellious
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From this reading For prison life with its endless privations and restrictions makes one rebellious.
receive
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
restrictions
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From this reading For prison life with its endless privations and restrictions makes one rebellious.
rightly
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
say
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
scorn
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From this reading One sometimes feels that it is only with a front of brass and a lip of scorn that one can get through the day at all.
shuts
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
sometimes
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From this reading One sometimes feels that it is only with a front of brass and a lip of scorn that one can get through the day at all.
soul
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
state
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
stone
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From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One sometimes feels that it is only with a front of brass and a lip of scorn that one can get through the day at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
true
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
turns
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From this reading The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one's heart--hearts are made to be broken--but that it turns one's heart to stone.
up
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
use
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From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
washing
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From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And he who is in a state of rebellion cannot receive grace, to use the phrase of which the Church is so fond--so rightly fond, I dare say--for in life as in art the mood of rebellion closes up the channels of the soul, and shuts out the airs of heaven.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And, though at present my friends may find it a hard thing to believe, it is true none the less, that for them living in freedom and idleness and comfort it is more easy to learn the lessons of humility than it is for me, who begin the day by going down on my knees and washing the floor of my cell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For prison life with its endless privations and restrictions makes one rebellious.
