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Chapter VI
“Of course I do. They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death. You are rejecting grace, heaven, hell, the Trinity ...” “I’ve never said anything about the Trinity or about Christianity.” “But you’ll _have_ to say something about it sooner or later.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I’ve never said anything about the Trinity or about Christianity.””
later than; following
From this reading “They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.”
any thing at all
From this reading ““I’ve never said anything about the Trinity or about Christianity.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course I do.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’ve never said anything about the Trinity or about Christianity.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““But you’ll _have_ to say something about it sooner or later.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’ve never said anything about the Trinity or about Christianity.”
later than; following
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
any thing at all
From this reading “I’ve never said anything about the Trinity or about Christianity.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are rejecting grace, heaven, hell, the Trinity ...”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you’ll _have_ to say something about it sooner or later.
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From this reading “I’ve never said anything about the Trinity or about Christianity.”
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From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I do.
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From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Of course I do.
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From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are rejecting grace, heaven, hell, the Trinity ...”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But you’ll _have_ to say something about it sooner or later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are rejecting grace, heaven, hell, the Trinity ...”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are rejecting grace, heaven, hell, the Trinity ...”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Of course I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve never said anything about the Trinity or about Christianity.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But you’ll _have_ to say something about it sooner or later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you’ll _have_ to say something about it sooner or later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ve never said anything about the Trinity or about Christianity.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course I do.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I’ve never said anything about the Trinity or about Christianity.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are rejecting grace, heaven, hell, the Trinity ...”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve never said anything about the Trinity or about Christianity.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you’ll _have_ to say something about it sooner or later.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “But you’ll _have_ to say something about it sooner or later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you’ll _have_ to say something about it sooner or later.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But you’ll _have_ to say something about it sooner or later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are rejecting grace, heaven, hell, the Trinity ...”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
belonging to which person
From this reading They’ve constructed an entire ethical system upon a supernatural foundation whose main strength is the promise of a continuation of human personality after death.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are rejecting grace, heaven, hell, the Trinity ...”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you’ll _have_ to say something about it sooner or later.
