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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 Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
altogether
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
any
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
away
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
begun
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From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
bitterness
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From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
bring
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From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
Christ's
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From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
corner
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
Crawford
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
dominie
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From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
dropped
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
emigration
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From this reading He did not force the emigration plan upon his notice.
fact
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From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
far-off
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
felt
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From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
force
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From this reading He did not force the emigration plan upon his notice.
forth
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
fruits
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
George
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
germinate
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From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
how
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From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
knew
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
laird
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From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
new
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
notice
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From this reading He did not force the emigration plan upon his notice.
object
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
often
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From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
peace
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From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
peaceable
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
perhaps
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
plan
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From this reading He did not force the emigration plan upon his notice.
project
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
prove
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From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
reasonable
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
relinquish
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
righteousness
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
root
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From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
scarcely
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From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
Scotland
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
seed
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
seen
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From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
Selwyn
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From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
stand
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
sword
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From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
Tallisker
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
true
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From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He did not force the emigration plan upon his notice.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In fact, as we have seen, it had scarcely begun to germinate before the laird and the dominie felt it to be a root of bitterness between them.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George Selwyn went away, but the seed he had dropped in this far-off corner of Scotland did not bring forth altogether the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
words
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From this reading Alas, how often do Christ's words, "I come not to bring peace, but a sword," prove true.
work
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
yielded
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From this reading For if Crawford knew anything he knew that Tallisker would never relinquish his new work, and perhaps if he yielded to any reasonable object Tallisker would stand by him in his project.
