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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 The great secret it, Love!--love to God,--love to man,--and a serene and thankful temper.
afflicted
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From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
affliction
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
all
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
always
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From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
back
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
bless
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
bright
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
Brighthopes
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From this reading "But I find that my story has relapsed into a sermon," said Father Brighthopes, smiling.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I find that my story has relapsed into a sermon," said Father Brighthopes, smiling.
cannot
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From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
clear
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
compared
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From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
continual
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From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
day
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
embitter
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From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
enjoy
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From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
exteriorly
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From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
eye
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
Father
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From this reading "But I find that my story has relapsed into a sermon," said Father Brighthopes, smiling.
fell
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
find
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From this reading "But I find that my story has relapsed into a sermon," said Father Brighthopes, smiling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
God
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great secret it, Love!--love to God,--love to man,--and a serene and thankful temper.
happiest
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From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
happiness
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From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
harden
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From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But I find that my story has relapsed into a sermon," said Father Brighthopes, smiling.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
heart
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From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
heaven
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From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
Hepsy
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
interior
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From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "But I find that my story has relapsed into a sermon," said Father Brighthopes, smiling.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
Love
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From this reading The great secret it, Love!--love to God,--love to man,--and a serene and thankful temper.
man
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
mean
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From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
miserable
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
most
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From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
murmurings
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From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But I find that my story has relapsed into a sermon," said Father Brighthopes, smiling.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
oftenest
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From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
old
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
patiently
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From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
peace
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From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
pleasures
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From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
relapsed
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From this reading "But I find that my story has relapsed into a sermon," said Father Brighthopes, smiling.
said
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From this reading "But I find that my story has relapsed into a sermon," said Father Brighthopes, smiling.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The great secret it, Love!--love to God,--love to man,--and a serene and thankful temper.
see
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
seems
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From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
serene
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From this reading The great secret it, Love!--love to God,--love to man,--and a serene and thankful temper.
sermon
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From this reading "But I find that my story has relapsed into a sermon," said Father Brighthopes, smiling.
smiling
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From this reading "But I find that my story has relapsed into a sermon," said Father Brighthopes, smiling.
some
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
souls
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From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
story
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From this reading "But I find that my story has relapsed into a sermon," said Father Brighthopes, smiling.
suffered
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
superficial
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From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
temper
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From this reading The great secret it, Love!--love to God,--love to man,--and a serene and thankful temper.
thankful
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From this reading The great secret it, Love!--love to God,--love to man,--and a serene and thankful temper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
theme
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even in this life, the poor and afflicted _exteriorly_ may always, and do oftenest, I believe, enjoy _interior_ happiness and peace, with which the superficial pleasures of life cannot be compared.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
uses
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
warming
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It seems to me that the happiest souls in heaven must be those who have suffered most here; patiently, I mean, and not with continual murmurings, which harden and embitter the heart.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes," continued the old man, warming and glowing with the theme, "I bless God for all I have suffered, as all of you will, some day,"--his clear, bright eye fell upon the miserable Hepsy,--"when you look back and see the uses of affliction.
