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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 I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
absolutely
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From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
additional
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From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
adduced
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From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
Andover
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From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
any
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From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
arouses
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From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
attention
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From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
average
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From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
birth
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
Briggs
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From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
case
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From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
Christ
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
church
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churches
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
clergyman
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
connection
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
controversy
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From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
criticism
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determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
diligent
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From this reading I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
dogma
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From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
doubt
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
doubtless
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From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
draws
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From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
enjoyed
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From this reading I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
entertains
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
established
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From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
evidence
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From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
experiments
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From this reading I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
following
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From this reading I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
heresy
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From this reading I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
history
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From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
hold
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
important
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From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
Jesus
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
layman
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From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
likely
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From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
merely
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From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
once
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From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
proceedings
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From this reading I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
psychical
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From this reading I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
questions
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From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
reading
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From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
researchers
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From this reading I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
resurrection
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
servant
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
student
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From this reading I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My reading in church history, dogma, and criticism has been about that of the average layman.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
trials
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From this reading I have enjoyed following the experiments of the psychical researchers, and have been a diligent student of the proceedings of heresy trials.
unfrock
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From this reading To unfrock him merely arouses controversy, and draws attention to questions that can never be absolutely determined by any additional evidence likely to be adduced.
value
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From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
virgin
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
warier
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From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Andover case and the Briggs controversy once seemed important, and they doubtless were, but they established nothing of value.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The churches are warier of heresy trials than they were; and in this connection I hold that a clergyman who entertains an honest doubt as to the virgin birth or the resurrection may still be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
