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accomplished
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From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
action
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From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
admired
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From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
all
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From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
animating
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From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
becomes
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From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
BodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
breath
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From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
clay
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From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
corpse
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From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
decay
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From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
deed
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From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
dust-like
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From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
elevating
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From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
emotions
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From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
famous
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From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
figures
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From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
find
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From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
go
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From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
God
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From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
honourably
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From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
hope
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From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
human
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From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
lived
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From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
Loss
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From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
love
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From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
means
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From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
mere
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From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
most
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From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
needs
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From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
other
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From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
paused
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From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
principle
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From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
profit
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From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
purest
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From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
rather
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From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
sentiment
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From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
sight
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From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
Soul
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From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
straightly
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From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
stuffed
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From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
task
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From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
then
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From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
things
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From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
way
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From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
wealthy
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From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
witty
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From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
Yes
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From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
