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Dorian

Chapter I

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Author of "Added Upon," "Romance of A Missionary," etc.
"The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."
BRIGHAM YOUNG.
Other books by Nephi Anderson.
"ADDED UPON"--A story of the past, the present, and the future stages of existence.
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Dorian

Chapter I

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

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Author of "Added Upon," "Romance of A Missionary," etc.
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"The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."
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BRIGHAM YOUNG.
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Other books by Nephi Anderson.
Line 5
"ADDED UPON"--A story of the past, the present, and the future stages of existence.

Learner Dictionary

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

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Author of "Added Upon," "Romance of A Missionary," etc.”

Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “Other books by Nephi Anderson.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “"The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Author of "Added Upon," "Romance of A Missionary," etc.”

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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 Author of "Added Upon," "Romance of A Missionary," etc.

AddednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Author of "Added Upon," "Romance of A Missionary," etc.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

Anderson

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From this reading Other books by Nephi Anderson.

Author

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From this reading Author of "Added Upon," "Romance of A Missionary," etc.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Other books by Nephi Anderson.

BRIGHAM

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From this reading BRIGHAM YOUNG.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Other books by Nephi Anderson.

Door

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From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

etc

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From this reading Author of "Added Upon," "Romance of A Missionary," etc.

existence

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From this reading "ADDED UPON"--A story of the past, the present, and the future stages of existence.

future

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From this reading "ADDED UPON"--A story of the past, the present, and the future stages of existence.

Holy

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From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

Keys

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From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

Knowledge

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From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

Missionary

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From this reading Author of "Added Upon," "Romance of A Missionary," etc.

Nephi

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From this reading Other books by Nephi Anderson.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "Added Upon," "Romance of A Missionary," etc.

Other

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From this reading Other books by Nephi Anderson.

Palace

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From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

past

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From this reading "ADDED UPON"--A story of the past, the present, and the future stages of existence.

present

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From this reading "ADDED UPON"--A story of the past, the present, and the future stages of existence.

Priesthood

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From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

Romance

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From this reading Author of "Added Upon," "Romance of A Missionary," etc.

stages

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From this reading "ADDED UPON"--A story of the past, the present, and the future stages of existence.

story

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From this reading "ADDED UPON"--A story of the past, the present, and the future stages of existence.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

Truth

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From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

unlock

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From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Author of "Added Upon," "Romance of A Missionary," etc.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "The Keys of the Holy Priesthood unlock the Door of Knowledge and let you look into the Palace of Truth."

YOUNG

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From this reading BRIGHAM YOUNG.