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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 Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
able
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
abundantly
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From this reading Unsuspected powers were now his; latent faculties allowed him to live more abundantly.
allowed
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From this reading Unsuspected powers were now his; latent faculties allowed him to live more abundantly.
always
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
belief
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
best
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
came
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From this reading From many sources there came tidings of the new force at work in the world.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
credible
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
darkness
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From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
difference
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From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
divinity
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From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
down
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From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
eye
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From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
faculties
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From this reading Unsuspected powers were now his; latent faculties allowed him to live more abundantly.
force
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From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
full
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From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
germ
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
glory
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From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
groping
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From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
growth
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
hardly
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Unsuspected powers were now his; latent faculties allowed him to live more abundantly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
latent
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From this reading Unsuspected powers were now his; latent faculties allowed him to live more abundantly.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
light
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From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
live
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From this reading Unsuspected powers were now his; latent faculties allowed him to live more abundantly.
living
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From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
many
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From this reading From many sources there came tidings of the new force at work in the world.
meaning
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From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
miracle
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
more
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From this reading Unsuspected powers were now his; latent faculties allowed him to live more abundantly.
motive
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
new
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From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
news
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
now
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From this reading Unsuspected powers were now his; latent faculties allowed him to live more abundantly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
once
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From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
power
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unsuspected powers were now his; latent faculties allowed him to live more abundantly.
reaching
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
skeptic's
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From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
sorry
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From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
sources
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From this reading From many sources there came tidings of the new force at work in the world.
supernal
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From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
there
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From this reading From many sources there came tidings of the new force at work in the world.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
tidings
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From this reading From many sources there came tidings of the new force at work in the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unsuspected powers were now his; latent faculties allowed him to live more abundantly.
too
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
trace
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
true
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From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
Unsuspected
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From this reading Unsuspected powers were now his; latent faculties allowed him to live more abundantly.
up
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From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unsuspected powers were now his; latent faculties allowed him to live more abundantly.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He looked up where once a skeptic’s eye had looked down, and the difference was that between a life in the full glory of light and sorry groping in darkness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
work
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From this reading From many sources there came tidings of the new force at work in the world.
world
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From this reading Every living thing in the world around him, of which a supernal Being was the center, had a new meaning, a new force, a new divinity.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The news always reaching him of the growth of the miracle was now the motive power of a great belief, yet to one able to trace it from the germ it hardly seemed credible or at the best too good to be true.
