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Chapter XXIV
It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another. Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren. How! call a Turk, a Jew, and a Siamese, my brother? Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator? But these people hold us in contempt, and call us idolaters!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “But these people hold us in contempt, and call us idolaters!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How! call a Turk, a Jew, and a Siamese, my brother?
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From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
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From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
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From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
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From this reading How! call a Turk, a Jew, and a Siamese, my brother?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But these people hold us in contempt, and call us idolaters!
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From this reading How! call a Turk, a Jew, and a Siamese, my brother?
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From this reading Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator?
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From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
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From this reading But these people hold us in contempt, and call us idolaters!
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From this reading Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator?
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From this reading Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
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From this reading Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator?
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From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
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From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator?
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From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
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From this reading But these people hold us in contempt, and call us idolaters!
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From this reading How! call a Turk, a Jew, and a Siamese, my brother?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
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From this reading But these people hold us in contempt, and call us idolaters!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But these people hold us in contempt, and call us idolaters!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How! call a Turk, a Jew, and a Siamese, my brother?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How! call a Turk, a Jew, and a Siamese, my brother?
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But these people hold us in contempt, and call us idolaters!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How! call a Turk, a Jew, and a Siamese, my brother?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But these people hold us in contempt, and call us idolaters!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It does not require any great art or studied elocution to prove that Christians ought to tolerate one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How! call a Turk, a Jew, and a Siamese, my brother?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But these people hold us in contempt, and call us idolaters!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nay, I shall go still farther and say that we ought to look upon all men as our brethren.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, doubtless; for are we not all children of the same parent, and the creatures of the same Creator?
