adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
arightadverb
in an accurate manner
From this reading How often did he beg of God to guide him aright?
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading How often did he ask himself if he were surrendering his true vocation?
begverbUS /beɡ/
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading How often did he beg of God to guide him aright?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
CatholicismnounUS /kəˈθɔːləsɪzəm/
the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
continualadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəl/
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
From this reading And his love was a source of continual suffering.
crushingadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
demonsnounUS /ˈdiːmənz/
plural of “demon” — an evil supernatural being
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How often did he ask himself if he were surrendering his true vocation?
fingerverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
flamesnounUS /fleɪmz/
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading How often did he beg of God to guide him aright?
guidenounUS /ɡaɪd/
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading How often did he beg of God to guide him aright?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How often did he ask himself if he were surrendering his true vocation?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How often did he ask himself if he were surrendering his true vocation?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
How
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From this reading How often did he ask himself if he were surrendering his true vocation?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How often did he ask himself if he were surrendering his true vocation?
individualismnounUS /ˌɪndɪvɪˈduːəlɪzəm/
the quality of being individual
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
John'snounUS /dʒɑːnz/
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
Juggernaut's
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From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And his love was a source of continual suffering.
menacingadjectiveUS /ˈmenəsɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
mysticismnounUS /ˈmɪstɪsɪzəm/
a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading How often did he ask himself if he were surrendering his true vocation?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
quakingverbUS /ˈkweɪkɪŋ/
-ing form of “quake” — shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
sourcenounUS /sɔːrs/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading And his love was a source of continual suffering.
spectrenounUS /ˈspektər/
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading And his love was a source of continual suffering.
surrenderingverbUS /sərˈendərɪŋ/
-ing form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading How often did he ask himself if he were surrendering his true vocation?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
threatenedadjectiveUS /ˈθretənd/
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How often did he beg of God to guide him aright?
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading How often did he ask himself if he were surrendering his true vocation?
TwentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
vocationnounUS /voʊˈkeɪʃən/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading How often did he ask himself if he were surrendering his true vocation?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And his love was a source of continual suffering.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How often did he ask himself if he were surrendering his true vocation?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Twenty times a day the spectre of his conscience rose and with menacing finger threatened him with flames and demons.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading Like Juggernaut's car, Catholicism had passed over John's mind, crushing all individualism, and leaving it but a wreck of quaking mysticism.
