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All's for the Best
All's for the Best

Chapter I

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ALL'S FOR THE BEST.
T. S. ARTHUR.
"_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.
He was fifty years old!
What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

All's for the Best

Chapter I

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ALL'S FOR THE BEST.
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T. S. ARTHUR.
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"_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.
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He was fifty years old!
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What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.

Learner Dictionary

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

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.”

HAVE auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.”

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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 "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

ALL'S

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From this reading ALL'S FOR THE BEST.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

ARTHUR

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From this reading T. S. ARTHUR.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

BEST

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From this reading ALL'S FOR THE BEST.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

confession

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From this reading What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.

disappointed

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

divine

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

doubter

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

endeavored

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

faith

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

far

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From this reading What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.

fifty

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From this reading He was fifty years old!

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ALL'S FOR THE BEST.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was fifty years old!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

human

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

instead

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

intelligence

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.

light

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

lost

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

lumine

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

man

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From this reading What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

old

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From this reading He was fifty years old!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

prudence

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

S

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From this reading T. S. ARTHUR.

sad

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From this reading What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.

said

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

self-derived

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

T

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From this reading T. S. ARTHUR.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading ALL'S FOR THE BEST.

thus

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From this reading What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

trusted

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

truth

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

walk

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was fifty years old!

way

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What a sad confession for a man thus far on the journey of life.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

world

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From this reading "_I HAVE_ no faith in anything," said a poor doubter, who had trusted in human prudence, and been disappointed; who had endeavored to walk by the lumine of self-derived intelligence, instead of by the light of divine truth, and so lost his way in the world.

years

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From this reading He was fifty years old!