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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 And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
afflictions
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From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
all
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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I thank you for some of it already.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Remember that as you owe your unscathed joy to God, you should pay it back to His world.
back
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From this reading Remember that as you owe your unscathed joy to God, you should pay it back to His world.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
Browning
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called
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comfort
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dear
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From this reading And so, we turn to you, dear Mr. Browning, for comfort and gentle spiriting!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
feel
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From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so, we turn to you, dear Mr. Browning, for comfort and gentle spiriting!
gentle
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From this reading And so, we turn to you, dear Mr. Browning, for comfort and gentle spiriting!
God
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From this reading Remember that as you owe your unscathed joy to God, you should pay it back to His world.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
happiness
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From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
higher
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From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Remember that as you owe your unscathed joy to God, you should pay it back to His world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
joy
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From this reading Remember that as you owe your unscathed joy to God, you should pay it back to His world.
later
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From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
lightly
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From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
like
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From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
Mr
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From this reading And so, we turn to you, dear Mr. Browning, for comfort and gentle spiriting!
natural
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nearly
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
obvious
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From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
owe
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From this reading Remember that as you owe your unscathed joy to God, you should pay it back to His world.
pay
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From this reading Remember that as you owe your unscathed joy to God, you should pay it back to His world.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember that as you owe your unscathed joy to God, you should pay it back to His world.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Remember that as you owe your unscathed joy to God, you should pay it back to His world.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
some
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From this reading And I thank you for some of it already.
sooner
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From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
sort
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From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
spared
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spiriting
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From this reading And so, we turn to you, dear Mr. Browning, for comfort and gentle spiriting!
stair
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From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
struggle
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From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
testimonies
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From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
testimony
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From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
thank
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From this reading And I thank you for some of it already.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
too
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From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
turn
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From this reading And so, we turn to you, dear Mr. Browning, for comfort and gentle spiriting!
unscathed
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From this reading Remember that as you owe your unscathed joy to God, you should pay it back to His world.
up
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From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
world
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From this reading Remember that as you owe your unscathed joy to God, you should pay it back to His world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
wrestle
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From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Still, it is obvious too that you have been spared, up to this time, the great natural afflictions, against which we are nearly all called, sooner or later, to struggle and wrestle--or your step would not be 'on the stair' quite so lightly.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And I do like to hear testimonies like yours, to _happiness_, and I feel it to be a testimony of a higher sort than the obvious one.
