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The wolf trail
The wolf trail

Chapter III

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IN BRITISH OREGON I What is a Christian?
Is he one who professes the Faith?
I have my doubts.
The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.
Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.
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The wolf trail

Chapter III

Reading 1/113 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN BRITISH OREGON I What is a Christian?
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Is he one who professes the Faith?
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I have my doubts.
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The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.
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Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Christian noun US /ˈchristian/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “IN BRITISH OREGON I What is a Christian?”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I have my doubts.”

Inquisition noun US /ˌɪn.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən/

A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.

From this reading “The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Is he one who professes the Faith?”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.”

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.”

All words in this reading · 44

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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 IN BRITISH OREGON I What is a Christian?

accepts

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From this reading Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.

all

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From this reading Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.

belief

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From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

bodies

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From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

BRITISH

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From this reading IN BRITISH OREGON I What is a Christian?

burned

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From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.

Christian

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From this reading IN BRITISH OREGON I What is a Christian?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.

doubts

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From this reading I have my doubts.

Faith

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From this reading Is he one who professes the Faith?

Father

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From this reading Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.

generously

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From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

God

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From this reading Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have my doubts.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Is he one who professes the Faith?

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.

Holy

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From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading IN BRITISH OREGON I What is a Christian?

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN BRITISH OREGON I What is a Christian?

InquisitionnounUS /ˌɪn.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən/

A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.

From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IN BRITISH OREGON I What is a Christian?

loving

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From this reading Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have my doubts.

neighbors

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From this reading Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Is he one who professes the Faith?

ordernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

OREGON

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From this reading IN BRITISH OREGON I What is a Christian?

orthodox

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From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

Perhaps

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From this reading Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.

professed

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From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

professes

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From this reading Is he one who professes the Faith?

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

souls

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From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Is he one who professes the Faith?

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Holy Inquisition professed belief, and generously burned the bodies of the orthodox in order to save their souls.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading IN BRITISH OREGON I What is a Christian?

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Is he one who professes the Faith?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Perhaps He accepts as Christian all who do the will of His Father by loving God and their neighbors.