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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 And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
Alvah
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From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
any
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From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
apparently
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
appeal
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From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Russians, of course, are emotional; it's their peculiar quality.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
calls
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From this reading Whereas in Gobine's teaching there is a mystic strain, a kind of Immediacy, as Mrs. Swoffer calls it...
completely
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From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Russians, of course, are emotional; it's their peculiar quality.
dear
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From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
don't
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From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
emotional
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From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
encounter
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
experience
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
fact
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
faith
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From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
feelings
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From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
forgetful
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
Gobine's
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From this reading Whereas in Gobine's teaching there is a mystic strain, a kind of Immediacy, as Mrs. Swoffer calls it...
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
identical
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
Immediacy
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From this reading Whereas in Gobine's teaching there is a mystic strain, a kind of Immediacy, as Mrs. Swoffer calls it...
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whereas in Gobine's teaching there is a mystic strain, a kind of Immediacy, as Mrs. Swoffer calls it...
it's
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From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
kind
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From this reading Whereas in Gobine's teaching there is a mystic strain, a kind of Immediacy, as Mrs. Swoffer calls it...
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
like
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
Loft
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From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
loss
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From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
meeting
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
Mrs
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From this reading Whereas in Gobine's teaching there is a mystic strain, a kind of Immediacy, as Mrs. Swoffer calls it...
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
mystic
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From this reading Whereas in Gobine's teaching there is a mystic strain, a kind of Immediacy, as Mrs. Swoffer calls it...
new
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
Nona
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
other
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
peculiar
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From this reading The Russians, of course, are emotional; it's their peculiar quality.
presented
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
prophet
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
quality
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From this reading The Russians, of course, are emotional; it's their peculiar quality.
religious
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
Russians
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From this reading The Russians, of course, are emotional; it's their peculiar quality.
see
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From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
speaks
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From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
strain
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From this reading Whereas in Gobine's teaching there is a mystic strain, a kind of Immediacy, as Mrs. Swoffer calls it...
suggest
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From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
Swoffer
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From this reading Whereas in Gobine's teaching there is a mystic strain, a kind of Immediacy, as Mrs. Swoffer calls it...
teaching
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From this reading Whereas in Gobine's teaching there is a mystic strain, a kind of Immediacy, as Mrs. Swoffer calls it...
terms
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From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
that's
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From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Russians, of course, are emotional; it's their peculiar quality.
there
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From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
WhereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Whereas in Gobine's teaching there is a mystic strain, a kind of Immediacy, as Mrs. Swoffer calls it...
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alvah Loft--and you understand that I don't in the least suggest any loss of faith in him; but Alvah Loft has a mind which speaks to the _mind_; there is no appeal to the feelings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the encounter, as she told Nona, had been like "a religious experience"--apparently forgetful of the fact that every other meeting with a new prophet had presented itself to her in identical terms.
word
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From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
yes
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From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see, my dear, it's something so entirely new, so completely different ... so emotional; yes, emotional; that's the word.
