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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 Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.
act
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From this reading Everything reaps its own harvest; every act has its own reward.
adjusted
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From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
better
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From this reading God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
calculate
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From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
cost
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From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
covet
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From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
direction
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From this reading Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.
enjoyment
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From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Everything reaps its own harvest; every act has its own reward.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything reaps its own harvest; every act has its own reward.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
FREDERICK
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From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.
God
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From this reading God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
GRAVE
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From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
Hall
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From this reading Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.
harvest
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From this reading Everything reaps its own harvest; every act has its own reward.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Everything reaps its own harvest; every act has its own reward.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
made
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From this reading God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
miles
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From this reading Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.
Morton
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From this reading Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.
much
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From this reading God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
own
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From this reading Everything reaps its own harvest; every act has its own reward.
perfectly
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From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
possesses
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From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
procured
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From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
reaps
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From this reading Everything reaps its own harvest; every act has its own reward.
reward
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From this reading Everything reaps its own harvest; every act has its own reward.
ROBERTSON
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From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
RUTH'S
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From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
south-easterly
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From this reading Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
thirty-five
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From this reading Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.
TOWARDSprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
Trewinion
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From this reading Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.
W
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From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
world
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From this reading God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.