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Chapter III
An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus: Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion. I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place. To begin, therefore, with my faith, in which I intend to be as short and as comprehensive as I can: 1.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “To begin, therefore, with my faith, in which I intend to be as short and as comprehensive as I can:”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.”
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From this reading 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
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From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
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From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To begin, therefore, with my faith, in which I intend to be as short and as comprehensive as I can:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
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From this reading To begin, therefore, with my faith, in which I intend to be as short and as comprehensive as I can:
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From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
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From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading To begin, therefore, with my faith, in which I intend to be as short and as comprehensive as I can:
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From this reading To begin, therefore, with my faith, in which I intend to be as short and as comprehensive as I can:
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From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
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From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
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From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
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From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
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From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
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From this reading To begin, therefore, with my faith, in which I intend to be as short and as comprehensive as I can:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
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From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
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From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
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From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
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From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
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From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
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From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
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From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
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From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
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From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading To begin, therefore, with my faith, in which I intend to be as short and as comprehensive as I can:
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From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
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From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
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From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
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From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
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From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
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From this reading I find, as you very well observe, I have been under some reflections upon that account, and therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first place.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An Abstract of his Faith, and the Principles of his Religion &c., which begins thus:
in the company of; together with
From this reading To begin, therefore, with my faith, in which I intend to be as short and as comprehensive as I can:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Sister; I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration of my faith, and the principles of my religion.
