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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 He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
all
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From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
anew
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From this reading He would seek pardon for the sins of his youth for the Saviour's sake, and in His strength, begin life anew.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
begin
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From this reading He would seek pardon for the sins of his youth for the Saviour's sake, and in His strength, begin life anew.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
Bible
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From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
blessing
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From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
came
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From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
chest
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From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
comfort
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From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
daily
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From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
earnest
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From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
England
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From this reading He would not wait till his return to England.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would seek pardon for the sins of his youth for the Saviour's sake, and in His strength, begin life anew.
forgiveness
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From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
grew
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From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would not wait till his return to England.
heart
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From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
island
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From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
join
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From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
loneliness
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From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
lonely
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From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
loved
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From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
new
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From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not wait till his return to England.
now
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From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
pardon
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From this reading He would seek pardon for the sins of his youth for the Saviour's sake, and in His strength, begin life anew.
praise
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From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
prayer
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From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
purpose
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From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
read
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From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
return
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From this reading He would not wait till his return to England.
sake
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From this reading He would seek pardon for the sins of his youth for the Saviour's sake, and in His strength, begin life anew.
Saviour's
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From this reading He would seek pardon for the sins of his youth for the Saviour's sake, and in His strength, begin life anew.
seek
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From this reading He would seek pardon for the sins of his youth for the Saviour's sake, and in His strength, begin life anew.
sins
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From this reading He would seek pardon for the sins of his youth for the Saviour's sake, and in His strength, begin life anew.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He would seek pardon for the sins of his youth for the Saviour's sake, and in His strength, begin life anew.
strive
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From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
then
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From this reading He had a Bible with him in his chest, and he began to read it daily, and in earnest prayer to seek forgiveness and blessing; then, even in his loneliness, comfort came to him.
there
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From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He would not wait till his return to England.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would not wait till his return to England.
up
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From this reading Little by little, there grew up in his heart the purpose of beginning even now this new life.
wait
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From this reading He would not wait till his return to England.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
world
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From this reading In this lonely island, with half the world between him and all he loved, he would strive to be one with them in heart, and to join with them in prayer and praise.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not wait till his return to England.
youth
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From this reading He would seek pardon for the sins of his youth for the Saviour's sake, and in His strength, begin life anew.
