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allow
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
also
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'll try, but I don't expect him to take the opportunity."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The historian still looked uncertain, so Cortin continued.
Cortin
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From this reading The historian still looked uncertain, so Cortin continued.
deserves
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From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
didn't
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
don't
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From this reading "I'll try, but I don't expect him to take the opportunity."
equipment
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
eternity
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From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading "I'll try, but I don't expect him to take the opportunity."
far
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From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
finish
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
gave
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
give
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
Hell
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From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll try, but I don't expect him to take the opportunity."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
historian
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From this reading The historian still looked uncertain, so Cortin continued.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'll try, but I don't expect him to take the opportunity."
I'll
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From this reading "I'll try, but I don't expect him to take the opportunity."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
impose
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From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
kind
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
longer
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From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The historian still looked uncertain, so Cortin continued.
methods
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
more
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From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
much
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
opportunity
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From this reading "I'll try, but I don't expect him to take the opportunity."
pray
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
punishment
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From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
Purgatory
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
put
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
repents
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
revenge
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From this reading "You don't want revenge?"
Sacraments
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
Shayan
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From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
skills
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The historian still looked uncertain, so Cortin continued.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The historian still looked uncertain, so Cortin continued.
survive
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll try, but I don't expect him to take the opportunity."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "He deserves far more punishment than I can impose, but I no longer believe anyone--even Shayan himself--deserves Hell for eternity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll try, but I don't expect him to take the opportunity."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'll try, but I don't expect him to take the opportunity."
torment
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
try
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From this reading "I'll try, but I don't expect him to take the opportunity."
uncertain
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From this reading The historian still looked uncertain, so Cortin continued.
victims
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From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
want
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From this reading "You don't want revenge?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So I'll put this one through as much as he can survive of the kind of torment he gave his victims, though my methods will be different since I have both skills and equipment he didn't--but I will also pray for him, and if he repents, give him the Sacraments and allow him to finish his punishment in Purgatory."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't want revenge?"
