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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 They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
Abram
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From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
angel
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
angels
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
battle
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
beauteous
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From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
countenance
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From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
courage
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From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
darkness
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
decisive
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From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
delight
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From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
ended
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From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
evil
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
face
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
fellow
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From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
filled
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From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
final
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From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
fold
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
forever
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
Fred
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
good
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
hands
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
heart
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "There is no shrinking or trembling there," said Storms to himself.
hope
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From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
light
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
long
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
looked
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From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
manly
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From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
mastery
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no shrinking or trembling there," said Storms to himself.
now
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From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
often
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "There is no shrinking or trembling there," said Storms to himself.
other
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
pleasure
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From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
PURSUIT
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
resolution
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From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
restraining
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
said
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From this reading "There is no shrinking or trembling there," said Storms to himself.
Sanders
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
saved
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From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
shown
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From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
shrinking
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From this reading "There is no shrinking or trembling there," said Storms to himself.
smiled
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From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
sorrow
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
soul
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From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
spirit
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
Storms
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From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
struggle
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From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
struggling
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
There
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
time
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is no shrinking or trembling there," said Storms to himself.
too
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
trembling
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From this reading "There is no shrinking or trembling there," said Storms to himself.
triumph
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
two
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From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
waged
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
warfare
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From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the final struggle--the decisive warfare--was now ended, and the beauteous countenance of the good angel was radiant with hope and courage, for a soul had been saved.
withdraw
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From this reading They had waged their battle in the heart of Fred Sanders for a long time, and too often did the restraining spirit fold her hands over her face and withdraw in sorrow at the triumph of the other.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading THE PURSUIT There are two angels within us forever struggling for the mastery: One is the angel of darkness, and the other of light--of evil and of good.
young
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From this reading Abram Storms smiled with pleasure as he looked upon the manly young fellow, and he was filled with delight at the resolution shown by him.
