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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 His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
abhorred
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
also
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From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
arranged
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
back
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
Bible
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By and by he frowned, and the frown, instead of passing, grew deeper.
chosen
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
confusedly
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
deeper
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From this reading By and by he frowned, and the frown, instead of passing, grew deeper.
down
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
eyes
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
Father
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From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
filbert-tree
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
fits
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
forgive
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From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
frown
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From this reading By and by he frowned, and the frown, instead of passing, grew deeper.
frowned
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From this reading By and by he frowned, and the frown, instead of passing, grew deeper.
grew
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From this reading By and by he frowned, and the frown, instead of passing, grew deeper.
half-closed
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
harking
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From this reading In truth they kept harking back to the text, "For if ye forgive men their trespasses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By and by he frowned, and the frown, instead of passing, grew deeper.
heavenly
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From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In truth they kept harking back to the text, "For if ye forgive men their trespasses.
instead
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From this reading By and by he frowned, and the frown, instead of passing, grew deeper.
John
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
kept
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From this reading In truth they kept harking back to the text, "For if ye forgive men their trespasses.
laid
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
leaned
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
men
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From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
neatly
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By and by he frowned, and the frown, instead of passing, grew deeper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
once
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
passing
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From this reading By and by he frowned, and the frown, instead of passing, grew deeper.
ran
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
rapidly
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
rule
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
rustic
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
seat
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
sermons
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
starts
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
text
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In truth they kept harking back to the text, "For if ye forgive men their trespasses.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
thoughts
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In truth they kept harking back to the text, "For if ye forgive men their trespasses.
to-day
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From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
trespasses
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From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
trunk
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
truth
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From this reading In truth they kept harking back to the text, "For if ye forgive men their trespasses.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
Wesley
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From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His sermons, as a rule, arranged themselves neatly and rapidly, when once the text was chosen: but to-day his thoughts ran by fits and starts, and confusedly--a thing he abhorred.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading John Wesley laid his Bible down beside him on the rustic seat under the filbert-tree, and leaned back against the trunk with half-closed eyes.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
