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ambassador
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had found an easy way to dispose of these merely literal interpretations of Scripture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
away
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
bodily
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From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
Book
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From this reading And the minister shut the Book, and sat down.
Braxton
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From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
brother
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot hide the truth.
Christian
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From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
dispose
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From this reading He had found an easy way to dispose of these merely literal interpretations of Scripture.
down
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From this reading And the minister shut the Book, and sat down.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
easy
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From this reading He had found an easy way to dispose of these merely literal interpretations of Scripture.
exercised
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From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found an easy way to dispose of these merely literal interpretations of Scripture.
give
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
go
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
God's
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had found an easy way to dispose of these merely literal interpretations of Scripture.
hide
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From this reading "I cannot hide the truth.
hungry
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot hide the truth.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
interpretations
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From this reading He had found an easy way to dispose of these merely literal interpretations of Scripture.
intimated
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From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
limited
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From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
literal
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From this reading He had found an easy way to dispose of these merely literal interpretations of Scripture.
merely
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From this reading He had found an easy way to dispose of these merely literal interpretations of Scripture.
message
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
minister
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From this reading And the minister shut the Book, and sat down.
ministering
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
Mr
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From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
much
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From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
needs
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From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
preacher
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From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
prison
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
sat
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From this reading And the minister shut the Book, and sat down.
Scripture
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From this reading He had found an easy way to dispose of these merely literal interpretations of Scripture.
shut
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From this reading And the minister shut the Book, and sat down.
sick
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
stranger
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I cannot hide the truth.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had found an easy way to dispose of these merely literal interpretations of Scripture.
thirsty
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
truth
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From this reading "I cannot hide the truth.
wants
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From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
way
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From this reading He had found an easy way to dispose of these merely literal interpretations of Scripture.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If, as we have intimated, the preacher had limited Christian duty to bodily needs, Mr. Braxton would not have been much exercised in mind.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As God's ambassador, I must give the message; and it is this: If you, my brother, are not ministering to the wants of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and in prison, you are of those who will have to go away."
