Chapter X

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

plural of “agony” — intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

From this reading Yet this is the task which must be undertaken in this chapter--to relate the spiritual agonies of a soul.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading We are a mystery, each of us, to his neighbour; I had almost said we are a mystery each to himself.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading We seldom understand one another’s motives; we do not always understand our own.

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From this reading We seldom understand one another’s motives; we do not always understand our own.

plural of “antipathy” — a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

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

From this reading We are a mystery, each of us, to his neighbour; I had almost said we are a mystery each to himself.

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

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Yet this is the task which must be undertaken in this chapter--to relate the spiritual agonies of a soul.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading Yet this is the task which must be undertaken in this chapter--to relate the spiritual agonies of a soul.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We seldom understand one another’s motives; we do not always understand our own.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading We are a mystery, each of us, to his neighbour; I had almost said we are a mystery each to himself.

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We are a mystery, each of us, to his neighbour; I had almost said we are a mystery each to himself.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading We are a mystery, each of us, to his neighbour; I had almost said we are a mystery each to himself.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading We are a mystery, each of us, to his neighbour; I had almost said we are a mystery each to himself.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading We are a mystery, each of us, to his neighbour; I had almost said we are a mystery each to himself.

not perfect; defective or inadequate

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

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

From this reading Yet this is the task which must be undertaken in this chapter--to relate the spiritual agonies of a soul.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

From this reading We seldom understand one another’s motives; we do not always understand our own.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Yet this is the task which must be undertaken in this chapter--to relate the spiritual agonies of a soul.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading We are a mystery, each of us, to his neighbour; I had almost said we are a mystery each to himself.

an old word for “no”

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading We are a mystery, each of us, to his neighbour; I had almost said we are a mystery each to himself.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading We seldom understand one another’s motives; we do not always understand our own.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We seldom understand one another’s motives; we do not always understand our own.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading We seldom understand one another’s motives; we do not always understand our own.

the local environment

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

by chance

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading Yet this is the task which must be undertaken in this chapter--to relate the spiritual agonies of a soul.

cause to become

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading We are a mystery, each of us, to his neighbour; I had almost said we are a mystery each to himself.

not often

From this reading We seldom understand one another’s motives; we do not always understand our own.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading Yet this is the task which must be undertaken in this chapter--to relate the spiritual agonies of a soul.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

plural of “sympathy” — an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading The human soul is not a simple study; it is constituted of so many parts, faculties, emotions, sympathies, antipathies, as to render its diagnosis imperfect, nay perhaps impossible.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading Yet this is the task which must be undertaken in this chapter--to relate the spiritual agonies of a soul.

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

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

a special situation

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Yet this is the task which must be undertaken in this chapter--to relate the spiritual agonies of a soul.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading We seldom understand one another’s motives; we do not always understand our own.

inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading Yet this is the task which must be undertaken in this chapter--to relate the spiritual agonies of a soul.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We are a mystery, each of us, to his neighbour; I had almost said we are a mystery each to himself.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We seldom understand one another’s motives; we do not always understand our own.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Yet this is the task which must be undertaken in this chapter--to relate the spiritual agonies of a soul.

produce a literary work

From this reading THE CRISIS OF FAITH It is a hard thing to write the history of a soul.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet this is the task which must be undertaken in this chapter--to relate the spiritual agonies of a soul.