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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 He hath a word for thee to speak.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
Aurelia's
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
beauty
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
Belamour
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
cadences
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
cast
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From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
Commandment
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From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
difference
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
encouraged
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
ending
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evenings
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
expansion
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falling
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
farthing
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From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He hath a word for thee to speak.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
grand
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading He hath a word for thee to speak.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hath a word for thee to speak.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
indulgence
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
KEBLE
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From this reading KEBLE.
literature
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
made
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measured
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Mount
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Mr
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
out
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From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
paid
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From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
passages
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
prison
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From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
profane
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
repeat
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
repeating
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From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
respected
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
say
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From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
Scripture
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
scruples
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
Sermon
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From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
SixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
soft
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
speak
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From this reading He hath a word for thee to speak.
Sunday
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading He hath a word for thee to speak.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
Thus
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From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hath a word for thee to speak.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
uttermost
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From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
Verily
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From this reading Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
visits
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
voice
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From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No difference was made to Aurelia’s visits to Mr. Belamour on Sunday evenings, but he respected her scruples against indulgence in profane literature, and encouraged her to repeat passages of Scripture, beginning to taste the beauty of the grand cadences falling from her soft measured voice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus had she come to the Sermon on the Mount, and found herself repeating the expansion of the Sixth Commandment ending with, “And thou be cast into prison.
word
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From this reading He hath a word for thee to speak.
