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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 John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
always
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
assuming
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
caused
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From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
circumstances
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From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
dark
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
day
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
disproportionately
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
drawing
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
encircle
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
equanimitynounUS /ˌek.wəˈnɪm.ə.t̬i/
Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
eternity
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
fact
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
felt
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
forgiveness
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
getting
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
God
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
hand
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
Harman
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From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE WEPT.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
John
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
large
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
led
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
mental
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
minds
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
months
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From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
near
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
now
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From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
outward
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From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
peace
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
perfect
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
proportions
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
quietness
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From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
received
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From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
road
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
suffering
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From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
things
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
three
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From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
trouble
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From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
true
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
WEPT
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From this reading HE WEPT.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Harman was beginning to take the outward circumstances of his life with great quietness.
worldly
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From this reading The fact was, he felt himself day by day getting so near eternity, that the things of time, always so disproportionately large to our worldly minds, were assuming to him their true proportions.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What, three months before, would have caused both trouble and distress, now, was received with equanimity.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading John Harman was being led by a dark road of terrible mental suffering to his God; already he was drawing near, and the shadow of that forgiveness which would yet encircle him in its perfect rest and peace was at hand.
