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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 PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
accepted
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
accord
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From this reading We need accord no more than scant time to a mere mother.
accorded
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
affairs
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
better
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
blind
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
brooded
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
character
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From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
elder
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From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
father
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From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
further
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
given
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The truth, however, is that Mrs. Rawn, the preacher's wife, was simply a preacher's wife.
human
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
humor
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
incarnation
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
INCIDENTAL
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
insight
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
John
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
jungle
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
mankind
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
matter
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
means
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
mere
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From this reading We need accord no more than scant time to a mere mother.
merely
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
more
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From this reading We need accord no more than scant time to a mere mother.
mother
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
Mrs
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From this reading The truth, however, is that Mrs. Rawn, the preacher's wife, was simply a preacher's wife.
necessary
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We need accord no more than scant time to a mere mother.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We need accord no more than scant time to a mere mother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
offset
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From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
offspring
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
only
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
past
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
perhaps
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
pertaining
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
preacher's
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From this reading The truth, however, is that Mrs. Rawn, the preacher's wife, was simply a preacher's wife.
PURELY
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
Rawn
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
Rawn's
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From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
real
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
really
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
related
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
removed
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
saving
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
scant
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From this reading We need accord no more than scant time to a mere mother.
sense
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
simply
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From this reading The truth, however, is that Mrs. Rawn, the preacher's wife, was simply a preacher's wife.
situation
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
spheres
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From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
submission
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
tendencies
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From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We need accord no more than scant time to a mere mother.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
There
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From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We need accord no more than scant time to a mere mother.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
trace
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
transmitted
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From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
truth
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From this reading The truth, however, is that Mrs. Rawn, the preacher's wife, was simply a preacher's wife.
two
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
valuation
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We need accord no more than scant time to a mere mother.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading PURELY INCIDENTAL I To be sure John Rawn had a mother, but that is merely an incidental matter for one who really was brooded among the spheres, and who accepted a mother only as a necessary means to incarnation.
wife
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From this reading There was in the character of the elder Rawn's wife little to offset the tendencies transmitted by the father.
womanhood
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From this reading Had she herself been a trace further removed from the blind submission of a jungle past in womanhood, it might have been that the offspring of these two had been accorded a better insight into the real situation of mankind, might perhaps even have been given a saving sense of humor, a better valuation of human affairs as pertaining to himself, and of himself as related to human affairs.
