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Roger Trewinion

Chapter XX

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TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
Everything reaps its own harvest; every act has its own reward.
And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Roger Trewinion

Chapter XX

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TOWARDS RUTH'S GRAVE But if you look into it, the balance is perfectly adjusted, even here.
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God has made His world much better than you and I could make it.
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Everything reaps its own harvest; every act has its own reward.
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And before you covet the enjoyment which another possesses, you must first calculate the cost at which it was procured.--FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON.
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Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Morton Hall was about thirty-five miles from Trewinion, in a south-easterly direction.”

Another noun US /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.”

Balance noun US /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.”

Before preposition US /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.”

Could modal verb US /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.”

Even noun US /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.”

Every determiner US /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.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Everything reaps its own harvest; every act has its own reward.”

First noun US /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.”

Has auxiliary verb US /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.”

Here noun US /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.”

Look noun US /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.”

Make noun US /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.”

Must modal verb US /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.”

TOWARDS preposition US /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.”

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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.