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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 "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
absorb
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From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
any
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From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
avoid
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
beauty
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From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
break
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From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
came
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From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
cause
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From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
dazzle
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From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
destroy
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
entrancement
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From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
evil
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
eyes
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From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
far
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
fascination
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From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
fatal
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From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
fellow-men
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From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
fled
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From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
God
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From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
godly
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I paused.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
inevitably
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From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
influences
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
knew
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
laudation
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From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
love
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From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
loved
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
man's
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From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
more
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
path
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From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
paused
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From this reading I paused.
pebbles
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
potent
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
pursuing
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From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
relinquishing
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From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
rend
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
righteousness
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From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
rocks
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
saw
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From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
sea
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
secretly
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From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
sent
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
tempt
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From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
Tempter
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
there
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From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
too
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
undertaken
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From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
verge
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From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
vownounUS /vaʊ/
a serious promise
From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
well
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
wished
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She came to tempt him from the path of righteousness, to dazzle his eyes with her beauty, and to absorb his love.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
woman
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From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
work
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From this reading "While pursuing this good work--work undertaken without any thought of the laudation of his fellow-men--there came into that man's life a woman.
world
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From this reading He wished to avoid her; for although he loved her, he knew that she had been sent into his life by the Tempter to rend and destroy him, for he, alas! knew too well that the evil influences in the world are far more potent than the good, and that the godly are as rocks among the pebbles of the sea."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He saw himself on the verge of a fatal fascination, an entrancement which would inevitably cause him to break his vow to God; and relinquishing his work for a time, he fled from her secretly.
