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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
business-like
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by-and-bynoun
an indefinite time in the future
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
children's
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a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
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cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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disciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
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everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
exceedingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
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gardeningnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/
the cultivation of plants
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
JesusnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
conformity or harmony
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know'st
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From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
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the literary culture
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
musical-drill
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neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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and nothing more
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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have ownership or possession of
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capable of happening or existing
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
possession of controlling influence
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preparationnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃən/
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
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hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
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anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading [Footnote 1: "Record of a Year's Reading" (6_d_.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
resoluteadjectiveUS /ˈrezəluːt/
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
Saviournoun
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
express in words
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
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self-denialnoun
the trait of practicing self discipline
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
she'll
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From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained" that you may be fit to do something to show forth your sense of the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ.
of the kind already mentioned
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plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
an exchange of ideas via conversation
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
a special situation
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
thoroughnessnounUS /ˈθɜːroʊnəs/
conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
usefulnessnounUS /ˈjuːsfəlnəs/
the quality of being of practical use
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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at the time that
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
in the company of; together with
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exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
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workernounUS /ˈwɜːrkər/
a person who works at a specific occupation
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Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading "Be resolute and great To keep thy muscles trained: know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, 'I find thee worthy; do this thing for me'?"
Year'snounUS /jɪrz/
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All these are possible to each of you, and a resolute putting of salt into each day,--some discipline, some self-denial, some thoroughness,--will turn you out able by-and-by to do good work for the Relief of man's estate.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was talking over East London work the other day with a worker, and she was saying that the best preparation for usefulness lay in such common things as cooking, cutting out, musical-drill, gardening, children's games, neat business-like letters, keeping your own accounts, a power of small talk!
