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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 meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
absorption
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
all
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
applause
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SERVICE AT ST.
bare
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
came
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
deep
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
deposits
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
earthly
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
ELWYN'S
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From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
enabled
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
envelope
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
filled
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
flesh
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nothing was hidden from him.
germ
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
Ghost
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
hidden
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From this reading Nothing was hidden from him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
Holy
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
hunger
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
invincible
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
Joseph
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From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
just
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From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
knew
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From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
lay
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
layers
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
man
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
man's
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
meanness
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
met
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From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
moment
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From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
naked
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing was hidden from him.
notoriety
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
overlaid
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
petty
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
plain
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
power
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
saw
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
secrets
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
self
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
SERVICE
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From this reading THE SERVICE AT ST.
sins
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
snobbery
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
soul
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
spiritual
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
ST
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From this reading THE SERVICE AT ST.
strangers
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
stuff
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
Teacher
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SERVICE AT ST.
theatre
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
then
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From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
undeveloped
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
Vicar
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From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
vision
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From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ELWYN'S At the moment when Joseph had met the Vicar of St. Elwyn's, he knew him for just what he was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The mysterious power which had enabled the Teacher to lay bare the sins and secrets of the strangers in the theatre came to him then, and he saw deep through the envelope of flesh to the man's naked soul.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The meanness, the snobbery, the invincible absorption in a petty self, the hunger for notoriety and applause--all the layers and deposits of earthly stuff which overlaid the little undeveloped germ of good--these were plain to the spiritual vision of the man who was filled with the Holy Ghost.
