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always
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
axe
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
better
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
blindness
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From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
Christians
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clearer
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
closer
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
coming
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
Covenant
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
disease
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɛst/
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
Ellen
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From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
escape
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
eyes
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From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
faith
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
fancied
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
finding
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
forget
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
grow
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
happens
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
hardness
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From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
heart
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From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
hearts
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
history
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From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
hitherto
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
home
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
King
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From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
laid
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
like
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
many
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
measure
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
men
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
Messenger
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
more
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
Mrs
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From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
much
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From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
murmur
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
needful
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
new
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
often
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
pierce
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
piercing
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
practice
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
rather
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
remainder
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From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
return
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From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
root
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
said
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
search
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
sharp
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
some
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
stringent
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
summer
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From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
there
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
touched
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
tree
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
tries
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
true
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From this reading Perhaps this was the true history of much that grieved poor Mrs. King, and distressed Ellen, during the remainder of the summer.
try
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From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
very
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
views
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From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
weapon
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
well
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'The axe is laid to the root of the tree,' was said by the Great Messenger, when the new and better Covenant was coming to pierce, try, and search into, the hearts of men.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Something like this always happens, in some measure, whenever closer, clearer, and more stringent views of faith and of practice are brought home to Christians.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
wince
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
worse
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From this reading They do not always take well the finding that more is required of them than they have hitherto fancied needful; and there are many who wince and murmur at the sharp piercing of the weapon which tries their very hearts; they try to escape from it, and to forget the disease that it has touched, and at first, often grow worse rather than better.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Well is it for them if they return while yet there is time, before blindness have come over their eyes, and hardness over their heart.
