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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 She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
able
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From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
aid
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
all-powerful
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
any
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From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
attend
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From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
away
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From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
consciousness
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
Crisis
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From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
day
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From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
duties
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From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
eat
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From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
Exceeding
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From this reading Exceeding love supplied the place of experience.
experience
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From this reading Exceeding love supplied the place of experience.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
forced
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From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
forgetfulness
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
future
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From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
God
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
indulge
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From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
less
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From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
longed
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From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
love
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From this reading Exceeding love supplied the place of experience.
loved
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
Mighty
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
much
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
needed
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From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
only
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
past
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From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
place
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From this reading Exceeding love supplied the place of experience.
prayed
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
present
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From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
put
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From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
room
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From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
Ruth
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From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
self
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
service
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From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
supplied
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From this reading Exceeding love supplied the place of experience.
tears
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From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She never left the room after the first day; she forced herself to eat, because his service needed her strength.
unfit
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From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
utter
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
waited
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
Waiting
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From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
watched
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From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
Watching
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From this reading The Crisis--Watching and Waiting Ruth put away every thought of the past or future; everything that could unfit her for the duties of the present.
weeping
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From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She watched, and waited, and prayed: prayed with an utter forgetfulness of self, only with a consciousness that God was all-powerful, and that he, whom she loved so much, needed the aid of the Mighty One.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She did not indulge in any tears, because the weeping she longed for would make her less able to attend upon him.
