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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 “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
afford
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”
changed
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From this reading His tone changed suddenly.
charity
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From this reading He clicked his tongue with compunction, and regretted his want of charity.
chosen
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
clicked
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From this reading He clicked his tongue with compunction, and regretted his want of charity.
completely
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
compunction
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From this reading He clicked his tongue with compunction, and regretted his want of charity.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
death
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
devil
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From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”
force
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From this reading “He will never repent,” he said with great force.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
God
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He will never repent,” he said with great force.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
heart
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His tone changed suddenly.
Inscrutable
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
instrument
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
like
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From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”
made
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
magicians
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From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”
mutter
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He will never repent,” he said with great force.
nobility
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
old
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From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”
opportunity
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
paused
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
records
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From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”
regretted
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From this reading He clicked his tongue with compunction, and regretted his want of charity.
rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
repent
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
resignation
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
said
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From this reading “He will never repent,” he said with great force.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
sighed
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
sinner
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
sold
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From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”
son
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
soul
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From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His tone changed suddenly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
then
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
tone
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From this reading His tone changed suddenly.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He clicked his tongue with compunction, and regretted his want of charity.
unconcealed
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
unshriven
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
use
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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
want
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From this reading He clicked his tongue with compunction, and regretted his want of charity.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “He will never repent,” he said with great force.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”
