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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 They were a quiet, simple, and unintellectual people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
any
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From this reading Such of them as occasionally read books knew nothing of any literature which was not religious.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
attendance
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
believed
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Such of them as occasionally read books knew nothing of any literature which was not religious.
camel
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
certain
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From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
church-going
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
damnation
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
depraved
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From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
describes
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From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
duties
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
easier
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
elevation
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From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
enter
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
eye
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
fact
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
few
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
followed
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From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
gradual
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From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
Heaven
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
inexpensive
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From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Janway's
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
Kingdom
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
knew
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From this reading Such of them as occasionally read books knew nothing of any literature which was not religious.
literature
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From this reading Such of them as occasionally read books knew nothing of any literature which was not religious.
made
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
man
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Mills
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
most
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
motif
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
needle
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
neglected
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such of them as occasionally read books knew nothing of any literature which was not religious.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Such of them as occasionally read books knew nothing of any literature which was not religious.
novels
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
occasionally
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From this reading Such of them as occasionally read books knew nothing of any literature which was not religious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
pass
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
people
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From this reading They were a quiet, simple, and unintellectual people.
periodicals
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From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
persons
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
plane
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From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
population
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
portion
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
preparing
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
prove
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
quiet
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From this reading They were a quiet, simple, and unintellectual people.
read
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From this reading Such of them as occasionally read books knew nothing of any literature which was not religious.
religious
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From this reading Such of them as occasionally read books knew nothing of any literature which was not religious.
respectable
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
rich
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From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
simple
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From this reading They were a quiet, simple, and unintellectual people.
stories
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From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
Sunday-school
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From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their few novels made it their _motif_ to prove that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Such of them as occasionally read books knew nothing of any literature which was not religious.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were a quiet, simple, and unintellectual people.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
unintellectual
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From this reading They were a quiet, simple, and unintellectual people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such of them as occasionally read books knew nothing of any literature which was not religious.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The respectable portion of the population of Janway's Mills believed in church-going and on Sunday-school attendance--in fact, the most entirely respectable believed that such persons as neglected these duties were preparing themselves for damnation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such of them as occasionally read books knew nothing of any literature which was not religious.
worldly-minded
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From this reading The stories they had followed through certain inexpensive periodicals were of the order which describes the gradual elevation of the worldly-minded or depraved to the plane of church-going and Sunday-school.
