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A Certain Rich Man
A Certain Rich Man

Chapter XXIX

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It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.
It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.
They expect regeneration to produce an upright man.
God knows better than that.
And we should know better too when it is written down for us.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Certain Rich Man

Chapter XXIX

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.
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It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.
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They expect regeneration to produce an upright man.
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God knows better than that.
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And we should know better too when it is written down for us.

Learner Dictionary

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

Expect verb US /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading “They expect regeneration to produce an upright man.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And we should know better too when it is written down for us.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.”

All words in this reading · 53

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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 It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading They expect regeneration to produce an upright man.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

better

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From this reading God knows better than that.

black

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From this reading It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.

Book

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From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

child

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From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

consciousnesses

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From this reading It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.

down

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From this reading And we should know better too when it is written down for us.

enters

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From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading They expect regeneration to produce an upright man.

few

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From this reading It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And we should know better too when it is written down for us.

get

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From this reading It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.

God

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From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

holds

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From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

idea

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From this reading It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

Kingdom

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From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And we should know better too when it is written down for us.

knows

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From this reading God knows better than that.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

man

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From this reading They expect regeneration to produce an upright man.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

people

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From this reading It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.

produce

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From this reading They expect regeneration to produce an upright man.

race

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From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

reborn

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From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

regeneration

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From this reading They expect regeneration to produce an upright man.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading And we should know better too when it is written down for us.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading God knows better than that.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.

there

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From this reading It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They expect regeneration to produce an upright man.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They expect regeneration to produce an upright man.

too

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From this reading And we should know better too when it is written down for us.

upright

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From this reading They expect regeneration to produce an upright man.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And we should know better too when it is written down for us.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And we should know better too when it is written down for us.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And we should know better too when it is written down for us.

white

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From this reading It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

wisdom

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From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

written

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From this reading It is written in the Book that holds the wisdom of our race that one who is reborn into the Kingdom of God, enters as a little child.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading It is there in black and white, yet few people get the idea into their consciousnesses.