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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 Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
candles
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From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
care
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
causes
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From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
cheery
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From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
conclusion
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From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
contrary
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From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
deliverance
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
delivered
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
dependent
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From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
described
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
disclosed
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From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
evidence
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
excursion
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From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
execute
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
facts
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From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
features
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
God's
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
Home
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From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
illness
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From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
indicating
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
influence
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From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
infused
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
inhabited
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From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
intending
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
irresistible
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
just
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
keep
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
less
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From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
lighted
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From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
looking
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From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
love
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
made
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From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
more
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From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
murderous
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From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
near
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
niece
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
only
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From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
pain
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
peculiar
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
perceived
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
physical
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From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
presence
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
regard
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From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
reprobation
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
retained
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
room
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From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
saw
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From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
secondly
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
Shropshire
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From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
side
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
spiritual
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From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
strictly
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From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
subtle
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From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
suggestion
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Home_ I made him have candles lighted, and saw the room looking cheery and inhabited before I left him.
there
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From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him that he must regard his illness strictly as one dependent on physical, though _subtle_ physical causes.
warranted
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From this reading Than such a conclusion nothing could be, I insisted, less warranted; and not only so, but more contrary to facts, as disclosed in his mysterious deliverance from that murderous influence during his Shropshire excursion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I told him that he had evidence of God's care and love in the deliverance which he had just described, and that I had perceived with pain that he seemed to regard its peculiar features as indicating that he had been delivered over to spiritual reprobation.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading First, his niece had been retained by his side without his intending to keep her near him; and, secondly, there had been infused into his mind an irresistible repugnance to execute the dreadful suggestion in her presence.
