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Memoirs of Life and Literature

Chapter XIV

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RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.
A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.
I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.
The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.
The general idea was certainly sound enough.
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Memoirs of Life and Literature

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Memoirs of Life and Literature is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.
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A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.
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I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.
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The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.
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The general idea was certainly sound enough.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.”

PHILOSOPHY noun US /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading “RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.”

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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 RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

abruptly

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

accepted

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

accident

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From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

action

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

Anglican

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

Aristocracy

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From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

become

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

Belief

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

board

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

certainly

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From this reading The general idea was certainly sound enough.

company

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

Creditable

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

Crisis

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

dealt

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

departure

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From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

developed

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

Disruption

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

Doctrinal

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

Doctrine

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

Document

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

economic

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

enough

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From this reading The general idea was certainly sound enough.

Evolution

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From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

FICTION

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

found

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From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

general

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From this reading The general idea was certainly sound enough.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

Heart

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

Human

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

idea

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From this reading The general idea was certainly sound enough.

Individualist

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

introduce

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

invention

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

Life

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

mechanism

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

new

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From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

Novels

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

object

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

offered

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

otherwise

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

Passages

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

perfect

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

PHILOSOPHYnounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

place

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

popular

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

practical

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

properly

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

publication

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From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

quite

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From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

Reconstruction

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

Religion

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

RELIGIOUS

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

skillfully

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

small

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

So-called

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

sound

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From this reading The general idea was certainly sound enough.

summoned

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

taking

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From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.

Temple

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

Three

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

thus

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

Veil

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

well

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From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The object of the company was to perfect and introduce an invention which, had it been properly developed as a mechanism and skillfully dealt with otherwise, might well have become popular.

Works

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From this reading RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY AND FICTION The So-called Anglican Crisis--_Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption_--Three Novels: _A Human Document_, _The Heart of Life_, _The Individualist_--Three Works on the Philosophy of Religion: _Religion as a Creditable Doctrine_, _The Veil of the Temple_, _The Reconstruction of Belief_--Passages from The _Veil of the Temple_.

world

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From this reading I was offered and accepted a place on the board of a small company, and was thus abruptly summoned from the world of economic philosophy to that of practical action.

year

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From this reading A year or so after the publication of _Aristocracy and Evolution_ I found myself taking by accident quite a new departure.