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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 In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
aisles
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
all
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
aloud
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
Amen
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And once more the prayer would go up.
announced
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From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
anxiety
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
appeals
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
brethren
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From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
continue
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
conversions
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From this reading There were no more conversions.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
cry
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
deceive
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
demonstrations
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
descend
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
dudgeon
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From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
evidence
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
failing
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
gaped
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From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
go
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From this reading And once more the prayer would go up.
hell
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From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
impassioned
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
insistently
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
knelt
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
meeting
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From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
more
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From this reading And once more the prayer would go up.
mourners
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
nerves
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no more conversions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
often
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
once
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From this reading And once more the prayer would go up.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
others
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
out
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
pious
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From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
prayer
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From this reading And once more the prayer would go up.
praying
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
quivering
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
resist
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
sincerity
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
sinner
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From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
sometimes
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
spirit
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
stubborn
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From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
supplication
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
There
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From this reading There were no more conversions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
thus
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
turns
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
up
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From this reading And once more the prayer would go up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
urgency
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
voice
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Over and again the brethren announced in pious dudgeon that it was a stubborn meeting, and hell gaped for the sinner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no more conversions.
whispered
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From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
withhold
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the aisles they all often knelt, praying aloud in turns: sometimes, the voice of one failing in a whispered Amen! another would cry out insistently, “Let us continue the supplication!”
yielding
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From this reading It was evidence of the sincerity of the mourners, and their anxiety not to deceive themselves and others, that they could thus resist the urgency of the impassioned appeals, that with quivering nerves they could still withhold all demonstrations of yielding until the spirit should descend upon them.
