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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 _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
anarchism
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
announced
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
became
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
Beware
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
borderland
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
Caesar
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From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
Caesar's
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From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
Capital
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
close
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
closely
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
common-sense
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
congregation
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
constrained
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
day
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
delighted
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
doctrine
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From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
eloquent
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
elsewhere
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
employer
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From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
employers
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
enables
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From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
entire
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
ESTIMATED
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
find
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
foundry
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
FURTHER
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
God
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From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
God's
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From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
hold
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From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
homes
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From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
hour
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
HOW
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
Ideal
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
Labor
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
lectures
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
listened
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
Man
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
many
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
Melvin
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
more
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
Mr
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
much-abused
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
national
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
Nazareth
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
new
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
now
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
once
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
ordination
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
other
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
own
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From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
place
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
powerful
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
preacher
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
procure
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From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
prompted
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
property
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From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
pulpit
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
rationaladjectiveUS /ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic rather than turbulent emotions.
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
read
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
recent
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
recognized
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From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
Relationship
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
Render
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From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
rights
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From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
said
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
Saviour
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From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
sermon
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
sermons
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
so-called
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
socialism
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
soon
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
speaker
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
student
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
subjects
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
Sunday
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
teaching
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
TEACHINGS
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
theology
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
things
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From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
topic
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
trenches
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
trouble
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
turn
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
very
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From this reading The preacher of the day said: "Beware of so-called socialism, for it trenches very closely on the borderland of anarchism, and after having listened to lectures and sermons an hour long and read many books upon that much-abused topic, I am constrained to turn to the teaching of the Man of Nazareth, and find in that teaching something more rational and common-sense than elsewhere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
well
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From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the first place our Saviour recognized property rights when he said, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _FURTHER TEACHINGS AND HOW THEY ARE ESTIMATED._ After his ordination the new preacher took his place in the pulpit once every Sunday, and being now a close student of theology as well as of other subjects, he soon became an eloquent and powerful speaker, and the entire congregation was delighted with him.
workingman
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From this reading This doctrine is for the workingman as well as for his employer, and enables both to procure homes for themselves and hold them in their own right.
year
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From this reading The last Sunday of the national year, Mr. Melvin announced a sermon on "The Ideal Relationship of Capital and Labor," prompted by the recent trouble at the foundry between employers and their hands.
