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Love and Mr. Lewisham
Love and Mr. Lewisham

Chapter VII

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THE RECKONING.
And after the day of Love came the days of Reckoning.
Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.
The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.
That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.
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Love and Mr. Lewisham

Chapter VII

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE RECKONING.
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And after the day of Love came the days of Reckoning.
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Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.
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The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.
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That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “And after the day of Love came the days of Reckoning.”

Astonished adjective US /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

very surprised

From this reading “Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.”

Whither adverb US /ˈwɪðər/

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading “That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.”

Wonderful noun US /ˈwonderful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.”

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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 The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading And after the day of Love came the days of Reckoning.

almost

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From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

Analogy

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From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And after the day of Love came the days of Reckoning.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

assuring

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

very surprised

From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

better

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

Butler's

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From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

came

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From this reading And after the day of Love came the days of Reckoning.

carried

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

certainly

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From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

day

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From this reading And after the day of Love came the days of Reckoning.

days

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From this reading And after the day of Love came the days of Reckoning.

emotions

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

examination

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From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

indeed

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From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

Inspiration

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

interest

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From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

Lewisham

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From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

Love

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From this reading And after the day of Love came the days of Reckoning.

made

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

Mr

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From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

neglected

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And after the day of Love came the days of Reckoning.

out

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From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

overwhelmed

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From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

possibly

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

RECKONING

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From this reading THE RECKONING.

Saturday

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

Schema

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

slowly

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From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

steadily

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From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

Sunday

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE RECKONING.

theological

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From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

thousand

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

times

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

true

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From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

unfolded

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From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

up

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

vanished

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From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mr. Lewisham was astonished--overwhelmed almost--by that Reckoning, as it slowly and steadily unfolded itself.

whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

wondering

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From this reading That was certainly not true, and indeed he found himself wondering whither the interest had vanished out of his theological examination of Butler's Analogy.

work

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From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The wonderful emotions of Saturday carried him through Sunday, and he made it up with the neglected Schema by assuring it that She was his Inspiration, and that he would work for Her a thousand times better than he could possibly work for himself.