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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 RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
according
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
advocate
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From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
age
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
all
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
also
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From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
ardent
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From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
basis
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
benighted
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From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
birth
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
came
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From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
Commandments
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
confidently
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
creed
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
Deadham
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From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
decalogue
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From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
deepest
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From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
delivered
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From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
disgracefully
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From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
EASIEST
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
education
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
ethical
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From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
feared
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From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
Further
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From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
hailing
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
HISTORY
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
hoped
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From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
HUMAN
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
imbued
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From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
Keep
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
letter
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
mankind
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From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
manner
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
Midlandshire
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
neat
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
obligations
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From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
organization
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From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
PARTICULARS
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
perky
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
prerogatives
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From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
private
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
profession
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From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
prompt
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
rather
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From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
RECALLING
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
RECORDED
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
reformationnounUS /ˌref.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
The action or process of reforming an institution, practice, or individual's character.
From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
remote
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From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
respect
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From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
seriously
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From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
side
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From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
Sinai
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From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
SOME
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
spectacled
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
spiritual
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
spot
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From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
strong
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From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
teaching
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
temporal
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
Ten
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
THEFT
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
things
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From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
thirty
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
thunders
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From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
times
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From this reading He came to Deadham ardent for the reformation of that remote, benighted spot, so disgracefully, as he feared--and rather hoped--behind the times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
townsman
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From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
very
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From this reading He took himself very seriously; and so took, also, the decalogue as delivered to mankind amid the thunders of Sinai.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RECALLING, IN SOME PARTICULARS, THE EASIEST RECORDED THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Further, a strong advocate of organization, and imbued with the deepest respect for the obligations and prerogatives of his profession upon the ethical side.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Keep the Ten Commandments, according to the letter, and you may confidently expect all things, spiritual and temporal, to be added unto you--such was the basis of his teaching and of his private creed.
