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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 Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
absorbed
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
age
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
allowed
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
attack
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
book
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
charity
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
concluded
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
contenting
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From this reading And still smarting from his journey to Lourdes, he felt the need of contenting his heart.
direct
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
dogma
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
end
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From this reading Herein he even saw the end of superstitions.
enlargement
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herein he even saw the end of superstitions.
evocation
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
excessive
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From this reading Was not that gross superstition of Lourdes the hateful symptom of the excessive suffering of the times?
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
felt
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From this reading And still smarting from his journey to Lourdes, he felt the need of contenting his heart.
fraternising
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
freed
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
golden
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
gross
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From this reading Was not that gross superstition of Lourdes the hateful symptom of the excessive suffering of the times?
hateful
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From this reading Was not that gross superstition of Lourdes the hateful symptom of the excessive suffering of the times?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Herein he even saw the end of superstitions.
heart
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From this reading And still smarting from his journey to Lourdes, he felt the need of contenting his heart.
Herein
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From this reading Herein he even saw the end of superstitions.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
human
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And still smarting from his journey to Lourdes, he felt the need of contenting his heart.
Lourdes
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From this reading And still smarting from his journey to Lourdes, he felt the need of contenting his heart.
making
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
nations
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still smarting from his journey to Lourdes, he felt the need of contenting his heart.
New
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Was not that gross superstition of Lourdes the hateful symptom of the excessive suffering of the times?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
passionate
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
Pierre
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
reconciled
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
reign
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
religious
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
rites
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
Rome
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
satisfaction
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From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
saw
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From this reading Herein he even saw the end of superstitions.
smarting
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From this reading And still smarting from his journey to Lourdes, he felt the need of contenting his heart.
soon
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
spiritual
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From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still smarting from his journey to Lourdes, he felt the need of contenting his heart.
suffering
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From this reading Was not that gross superstition of Lourdes the hateful symptom of the excessive suffering of the times?
superstition
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From this reading Was not that gross superstition of Lourdes the hateful symptom of the excessive suffering of the times?
superstitions
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From this reading Herein he even saw the end of superstitions.
symptom
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From this reading Was not that gross superstition of Lourdes the hateful symptom of the excessive suffering of the times?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was not that gross superstition of Lourdes the hateful symptom of the excessive suffering of the times?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
times
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From this reading Was not that gross superstition of Lourdes the hateful symptom of the excessive suffering of the times?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was not that gross superstition of Lourdes the hateful symptom of the excessive suffering of the times?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without making a direct attack on dogma, he allowed himself to dream of an enlargement of religious feeling, freed from rites, and absorbed in the one satisfaction of human charity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Pierre concluded his book with a passionate evocation of New Rome, the spiritual Rome which would soon reign over the nations, reconciled and fraternising as in another golden age.
