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1894
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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 NORWOOD AND SWITZERLAND Psychic Research Society--Psychic Leanings--Literary Circles in London--Young Writers--Henry Irving--A Great Blow--Davos--“Brigadier Gerard”--Major Pond--American Lecturing in 1894--First Lecture--Anti-British Wave--Answer to Prayer.
accurate
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
all
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
American
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NORWOOD AND SWITZERLAND Psychic Research Society--Psychic Leanings--Literary Circles in London--Young Writers--Henry Irving--A Great Blow--Davos--“Brigadier Gerard”--Major Pond--American Lecturing in 1894--First Lecture--Anti-British Wave--Answer to Prayer.
Answer
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Anti-British
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
attitude
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
became
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
birth
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From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
Blow
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Brigadier
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busy
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
characterized
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
chief
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From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
Circles
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conclusion
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From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
crumble
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
Davos
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development
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
died
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From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
dignity
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
easily
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
end
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
event
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From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
experience
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
experiences
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
expressed
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
few
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NORWOOD AND SWITZERLAND Psychic Research Society--Psychic Leanings--Literary Circles in London--Young Writers--Henry Irving--A Great Blow--Davos--“Brigadier Gerard”--Major Pond--American Lecturing in 1894--First Lecture--Anti-British Wave--Answer to Prayer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
Gerard
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GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NORWOOD AND SWITZERLAND Psychic Research Society--Psychic Leanings--Literary Circles in London--Young Writers--Henry Irving--A Great Blow--Davos--“Brigadier Gerard”--Major Pond--American Lecturing in 1894--First Lecture--Anti-British Wave--Answer to Prayer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
Henry
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
impressed
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NORWOOD AND SWITZERLAND Psychic Research Society--Psychic Leanings--Literary Circles in London--Young Writers--Henry Irving--A Great Blow--Davos--“Brigadier Gerard”--Major Pond--American Lecturing in 1894--First Lecture--Anti-British Wave--Answer to Prayer.
Irving
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
joined
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
just
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
Kingsley
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From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
knowledge
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
Leanings
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Lecture
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Lecturing
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Letters
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
levity
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
Literary
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literature
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
lived
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From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
London
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Major
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man's
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From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
material
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
matters
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
members
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
more
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
much
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
Munro
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
NORWOOD
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
now
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
opponents
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
own
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
period
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
play
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From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
Pond
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position
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
Prayer
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Psychic
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Psychical
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
ran
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
read
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
religious
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
Research
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science
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
senior
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
shortly
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From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
Society
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son
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From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
Spiritualist
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
Stark
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
strong
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
SWITZERLAND
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From this reading NORWOOD AND SWITZERLAND Psychic Research Society--Psychic Leanings--Literary Circles in London--Young Writers--Henry Irving--A Great Blow--Davos--“Brigadier Gerard”--Major Pond--American Lecturing in 1894--First Lecture--Anti-British Wave--Answer to Prayer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
thoughts
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From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NORWOOD AND SWITZERLAND Psychic Research Society--Psychic Leanings--Literary Circles in London--Young Writers--Henry Irving--A Great Blow--Davos--“Brigadier Gerard”--Major Pond--American Lecturing in 1894--First Lecture--Anti-British Wave--Answer to Prayer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
want
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
War
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From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
Wave
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From this reading NORWOOD AND SWITZERLAND Psychic Research Society--Psychic Leanings--Literary Circles in London--Young Writers--Henry Irving--A Great Blow--Davos--“Brigadier Gerard”--Major Pond--American Lecturing in 1894--First Lecture--Anti-British Wave--Answer to Prayer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My own life was so busy that I had little time for religious development, but my thoughts still ran much upon psychic matters, and it was at this time that I joined the Psychical Research Society, of which I am now one of the senior members.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The chief event of our Norwood life was the birth of my son Kingsley, who lived to play a man’s part in the Great War, and who died shortly after its conclusion.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
Writers
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From this reading NORWOOD AND SWITZERLAND Psychic Research Society--Psychic Leanings--Literary Circles in London--Young Writers--Henry Irving--A Great Blow--Davos--“Brigadier Gerard”--Major Pond--American Lecturing in 1894--First Lecture--Anti-British Wave--Answer to Prayer.
written
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From this reading I had few psychic experiences myself, and my material philosophy, as expressed in the “Stark Munro Letters,” which were written just at the end of the Norwood period, was so strong that it did not easily crumble.
year
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From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet as year by year I read the wonderful literature of psychic science and experience, I became more and more impressed by the strength of the Spiritualist position and by the levity and want of all dignity and accurate knowledge which characterized the attitude of their opponents.
Young
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From this reading NORWOOD AND SWITZERLAND Psychic Research Society--Psychic Leanings--Literary Circles in London--Young Writers--Henry Irving--A Great Blow--Davos--“Brigadier Gerard”--Major Pond--American Lecturing in 1894--First Lecture--Anti-British Wave--Answer to Prayer.
