Chapter IV
"Not for myself alone. I never take any money for myself alone. That would be self-seeking. Anything I earn or take is for the Lord, not me. I never keep it.
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Chapter IV
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"Not
for
myself
alone.
I
never
take
any
money
for
myself
alone.
That
would
be
self-seeking.
Anything
I
earn
or
take
is
for
the
Lord,
not
me.
I
never
keep
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Not
for
myself
alone.
/nɑːt fɔːr ˌmaɪˈself alone/
Line 2
I
never
take
any
money
for
myself
alone.
Line 3
That
would
be
self-seeking.
Line 4
Anything
I
earn
or
take
is
for
the
Lord,
not
me.
Line 5
I
never
keep
it.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not for myself alone.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything I earn or take is for the Lord, not me.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Not for myself alone.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never take any money for myself alone.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never take any money for myself alone.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That would be self-seeking.”
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not for myself alone.
any
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From this reading I never take any money for myself alone.
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Anything I earn or take is for the Lord, not me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That would be self-seeking.
earn
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From this reading Anything I earn or take is for the Lord, not me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not for myself alone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never take any money for myself alone.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anything I earn or take is for the Lord, not me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I never keep it.
keep
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From this reading I never keep it.
Lord
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From this reading Anything I earn or take is for the Lord, not me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anything I earn or take is for the Lord, not me.
money
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From this reading I never take any money for myself alone.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Not for myself alone.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never take any money for myself alone.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not for myself alone.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Anything I earn or take is for the Lord, not me.
self-seeking
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From this reading That would be self-seeking.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never take any money for myself alone.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That would be self-seeking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anything I earn or take is for the Lord, not me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That would be self-seeking.