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Chapter II

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So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
"Without Me ye can do nothing."
Do you think you can get on without Him?
Just think hard a minute.
Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter II

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
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"Without Me ye can do nothing."
/wɪˈθaʊt miː jiː kæn duː ˈnʌθɪŋ/
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Do you think you can get on without Him?
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Just think hard a minute.
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Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!

Learner Dictionary

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

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.”

Ourselves pronoun US /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading “So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.”

Sometimes noun US /sometimes/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.”

Unless conjunction US /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading “So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “"Without Me ye can do nothing."”

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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 Just think hard a minute.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

capable

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From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

feel

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From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!

get

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From this reading Do you think you can get on without Him?

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!

hard

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From this reading Just think hard a minute.

HimpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Do you think you can get on without Him?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

Just

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From this reading Just think hard a minute.

linked

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From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

Lord

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From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

Master

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From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

MepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Without Me ye can do nothing."

minute

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From this reading Just think hard a minute.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

Sometimes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

touch

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

up

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.

WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "Without Me ye can do nothing."

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading "Without Me ye can do nothing."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Do you think you can get on without Him?