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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 A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
angry
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
any
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From this reading Somehow Until to-day his heart had refused to believe that God could be against any of His creatures.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Somehow Until to-day his heart had refused to believe that God could be against any of His creatures.
become
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In fact, it was his general impression that God had everything to do with his being a good Christian, but very little with his getting a good place.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Somehow Until to-day his heart had refused to believe that God could be against any of His creatures.
believed
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
bitter
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In fact, it was his general impression that God had everything to do with his being a good Christian, but very little with his getting a good place.
cares
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From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
case
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
Christian
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Somehow Until to-day his heart had refused to believe that God could be against any of His creatures.
creatures
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From this reading Somehow Until to-day his heart had refused to believe that God could be against any of His creatures.
deep
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
defect
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From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
defiant
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
Dennis
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In fact, it was his general impression that God had everything to do with his being a good Christian, but very little with his getting a good place.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading He would have felt that it was simply his duty to submit--to endure patiently.
endure
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From this reading He would have felt that it was simply his duty to submit--to endure patiently.
essential
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From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In fact, it was his general impression that God had everything to do with his being a good Christian, but very little with his getting a good place.
fact
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From this reading In fact, it was his general impression that God had everything to do with his being a good Christian, but very little with his getting a good place.
father's
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
felt
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From this reading He would have felt that it was simply his duty to submit--to endure patiently.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
general
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From this reading In fact, it was his general impression that God had everything to do with his being a good Christian, but very little with his getting a good place.
getting
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From this reading In fact, it was his general impression that God had everything to do with his being a good Christian, but very little with his getting a good place.
God
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have felt that it was simply his duty to submit--to endure patiently.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
heart
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From this reading Somehow Until to-day his heart had refused to believe that God could be against any of His creatures.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
impression
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From this reading In fact, it was his general impression that God had everything to do with his being a good Christian, but very little with his getting a good place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would have felt that it was simply his duty to submit--to endure patiently.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
lesson
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, it was his general impression that God had everything to do with his being a good Christian, but very little with his getting a good place.
material
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From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
mother
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From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
needs
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From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somehow Until to-day his heart had refused to believe that God could be against any of His creatures.
patiently
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From this reading He would have felt that it was simply his duty to submit--to endure patiently.
place
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From this reading In fact, it was his general impression that God had everything to do with his being a good Christian, but very little with his getting a good place.
present
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From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
received
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
refused
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From this reading Somehow Until to-day his heart had refused to believe that God could be against any of His creatures.
religion
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From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
SAMARITAN
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
separated
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From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
simply
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From this reading He would have felt that it was simply his duty to submit--to endure patiently.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow Until to-day his heart had refused to believe that God could be against any of His creatures.
soul
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From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
spiritual
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From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading He would have felt that it was simply his duty to submit--to endure patiently.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
to-day
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From this reading Somehow Until to-day his heart had refused to believe that God could be against any of His creatures.
too
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From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Somehow Until to-day his heart had refused to believe that God could be against any of His creatures.
very
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From this reading In fact, it was his general impression that God had everything to do with his being a good Christian, but very little with his getting a good place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN Dennis was too good a Christian, and had received too deep a lesson in his father's case, to become bitter, angry, and defiant, even if he had believed that God was against him.
widely
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From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In fact, it was his general impression that God had everything to do with his being a good Christian, but very little with his getting a good place.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have felt that it was simply his duty to submit--to endure patiently.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The defect in his religion, and that of his mother, too, was that both separated the spiritual life of the soul too widely from the present life with its material, yet essential, cares and needs.
