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all
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
Amen
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
application
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
begin
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
carnal
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
collect
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
contact
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did they do with the wicked world in their own guarded homes?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What did they do with the wicked world in their own guarded homes?
enabled
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
Geoffrey
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From this reading There was Uncle Geoffrey, he was in the world.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
guarded
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From this reading What did they do with the wicked world in their own guarded homes?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was Uncle Geoffrey, he was in the world.
hearts
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
homes
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From this reading What did they do with the wicked world in their own guarded homes?
honours
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What did they do with the wicked world in their own guarded homes?
indeed
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From this reading This might indeed be the world.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
Langfords
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
lay
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
lips
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
lusts
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
members
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
mortified
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
new
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
own
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From this reading What did they do with the wicked world in their own guarded homes?
pass
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
perils
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
pray
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
prayer
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
profession
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
said
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
selfishness
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
side
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
sin
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
speaks
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
spirit
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
tempted
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What did they do with the wicked world in their own guarded homes?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
There
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From this reading There was Uncle Geoffrey, he was in the world.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What did they do with the wicked world in their own guarded homes?
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This might indeed be the world.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
Uncle
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From this reading There was Uncle Geoffrey, he was in the world.
unhardened
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
unscathed
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
unsoured
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
way
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
wealth
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From this reading It might be for him to pray for that spirit which enabled him to pass unscathed through the perils of his profession, neither tempted to grasp at the honours nor the wealth which lay in his way, unhardened and unsoured by the contact of the sin and selfishness on every side.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
wicked
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From this reading What did they do with the wicked world in their own guarded homes?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
world
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From this reading What did they do with the wicked world in their own guarded homes?
worldly
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
year
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
young
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From this reading “Our hearts and all our members, being mortified from all worldly and carnal lusts:” so speaks the collect with which we begin the new year--such the prayer to which the lips of the young Langfords said, “Amen:” but what was its application to them?
