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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 The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
announcing
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
assumed
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
bad
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From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
base
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
better
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From this reading But men are better than their theology.
blindness
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But men are better than their theology.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
concession
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From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
confronting
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
consisted
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
constitutes
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
convicting
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
day
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
decorum
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From this reading I think that our popular theology has gained in decorum, and not in principle, over the superstitions it has displaced.
deferring
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
displaced
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From this reading I think that our popular theology has gained in decorum, and not in principle, over the superstitions it has displaced.
doctrines
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
establishing
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
estimate
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
fallacy
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From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
falsehood
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
find
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
gained
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From this reading I think that our popular theology has gained in decorum, and not in principle, over the superstitions it has displaced.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think that our popular theology has gained in decorum, and not in principle, over the superstitions it has displaced.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
ill
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
immense
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From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
instead
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think that our popular theology has gained in decorum, and not in principle, over the superstitions it has displaced.
justice
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From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
lay
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From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
literary
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
manly
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
market
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
men
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
now
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From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
occasionally
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
omnipotence
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I think that our popular theology has gained in decorum, and not in principle, over the superstitions it has displaced.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I think that our popular theology has gained in decorum, and not in principle, over the superstitions it has displaced.
popular
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
preacher
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
presence
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
principle
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From this reading I think that our popular theology has gained in decorum, and not in principle, over the superstitions it has displaced.
related
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
religious
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
similar
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
soul
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
standard
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
success
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
successful
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From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
superstitions
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From this reading I think that our popular theology has gained in decorum, and not in principle, over the superstitions it has displaced.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But men are better than their theology.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fallacy lay in the immense concession that the bad are successful; that justice is not done now.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But men are better than their theology.
theology
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From this reading I think that our popular theology has gained in decorum, and not in principle, over the superstitions it has displaced.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think that our popular theology has gained in decorum, and not in principle, over the superstitions it has displaced.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
tone
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
topics
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treat
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truth
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
works
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From this reading I find a similar base tone in the popular religious works of the day and the same doctrines assumed by the literary men when occasionally they treat the related topics.
world
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From this reading The blindness of the preacher consisted in deferring to the base estimate of the market of what constitutes a manly success, instead of confronting and convicting the world from the truth; announcing the presence of the soul; the omnipotence of the will; and so establishing the standard of good and ill, of success and falsehood.
