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The Bright Messenger

Chapter III

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The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.
Herein he saw, indeed, the chief hope of progress for humanity.
And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.
The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.
Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Bright Messenger

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Bright Messenger is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.
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Herein he saw, indeed, the chief hope of progress for humanity.
/hɪˈrɪn hiː sɔː ˌɪnˈdiːd ðə tʃiːf hoʊp ʌv ˈprɑːɡres fɔːr hjuːˈmænɪti/
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And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.
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The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.
/ðə ˈpɜːrpəs ˌhaʊˈevər ʌv ðiːz noʊts ɪz nɑːt tuː ˈfɜːrnɪʃ ə senˈseɪʃənəl ˈstɔːri ʌv ˈveriəs ˈpeɪʃənts huːm hiː ˈstʌdid hiːld ɔːr feɪld tuː hiːl/
Line 5
Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

diseased adjective US /dɪˈziːzd/

caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology

From this reading “And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.”

Herein adverb US /hɪˈrɪn/

in this place or thing or document

From this reading “Herein he saw, indeed, the chief hope of progress for humanity.”

optimism noun US /ˈɑːptəmɪzəm/

the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

From this reading “And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.”

outstanding adjective US /ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ/

distinguished from others in excellence

From this reading “Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.”

sporadic adjective US /spərˈædɪk/

recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

From this reading “And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.”

subconscious adjective US /səbˈkɑːnʃəs/

just below the level of consciousness

From this reading “The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.”

summed verb US /sʌmd/

inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of

From this reading “The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.”

upheaval noun US /əpˈhiːvəl/

a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

From this reading “And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

net result noun + noun

In this reading “The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.”

nearly forty adverb + adjective

In this reading “The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.”

single sentence adjective + noun

In this reading “The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.”

previous knowledge adjective + noun

In this reading “Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.”

hopeless cases adjective + noun counted as “hopeless case”

In this reading “The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.”

own Private verb + adjective

In this reading “The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.”

bring about verb + particle

cause to move into the opposite direction

In this reading “And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.”

at the age preposition + article + noun counted as “at … age”

In this reading “The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

accessibleadjectiveUS /ækˈsesəbəl/

capable of being reached

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/

acted upon; influenced

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

agenounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

awenounUS /ɑː/

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

breathnounUS /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

casesnounUS /ˈkeɪsəz/

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

From this reading Herein he saw, indeed, the chief hope of progress for humanity.

chieflyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːfli/

for the most part

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

Clinique

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From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

co-ordinatedadjective

intentionally matched

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

collapsenounUS /kəˈlæps/

an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

completer

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From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/

carefully weighed

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

controlledadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊld/

restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

convictionsnounUS /kənˈvɪkʃənz/

plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

courtnounUS /kɔːrt/

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/

true confidential information

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

diseasedadjectiveUS /dɪˈziːzd/

caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/

open to doubt or suspicion

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

establishedadjectiveUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

eventuallyadverbUS /ɪˈventʃəwəli/

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

failedverbUS /feɪld/

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

failuresnounUS /ˈfeɪljərz/

plural of “failure” — an act that fails

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

forcesnounUS /ˈfɔːrsɪz/

plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

foresawverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈsɔː/

inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/

being ten more than thirty

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

healverbUS /hiːl/

heal or recover

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

healedadjectiveUS /hiːld/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

HereinadverbUS /hɪˈrɪn/

in this place or thing or document

From this reading Herein he saw, indeed, the chief hope of progress for humanity.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

HomenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Herein he saw, indeed, the chief hope of progress for humanity.

hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/

without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

humanitynounUS /hjuːˈmænɪti/

the quality of being humane

From this reading Herein he saw, indeed, the chief hope of progress for humanity.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Herein he saw, indeed, the chief hope of progress for humanity.

inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/

plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

inspiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/

stimulating or exalting to the spirit

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

knowsnounUS /noʊz/

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

largelyadverbUS /ˈlɑːrdʒli/

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

liesnounUS /laɪz/

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

netnounUS /net/

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

North-Westadverb

to, toward, or in the northwest

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

notesnounUS /noʊts/

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

open-mindedadjective

ready to entertain new ideas

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

optimismnounUS /ˈɑːptəmɪzəm/

the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

outstandingadjectiveUS /ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ/

distinguished from others in excellence

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

owedverbUS /oʊd/

past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

patientsnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənts/

plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

peculiaritiesnounUS /pɪˌkjuːliˈerətiz/

plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/

plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

possibilitynounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiː/

a future prospect or potential

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

powersnounUS /ˈpaʊərz/

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

PrivateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

progressnounUS /ˈprɑːɡres/

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading Herein he saw, indeed, the chief hope of progress for humanity.

purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

realizationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/

coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

researchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/

systematic investigation to establish facts

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

ruledadjectiveUS /ruːld/

subject to a ruling authority

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading Herein he saw, indeed, the chief hope of progress for humanity.

sensationaladjectiveUS /senˈseɪʃənəl/

causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

sentencenounUS /ˈsentəns/

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

smileverbUS /smaɪl/

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

so-calledadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊˈkɔːld/

doubtful or suspect

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

SpiritualadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

sporadicadjectiveUS /spərˈædɪk/

recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

studiedadjectiveUS /ˈstʌdid/

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

subconsciousadjectiveUS /səbˈkɑːnʃəs/

just below the level of consciousness

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

summedverbUS /sʌmd/

inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

super-normal

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From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

superconscious

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From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

theoriesnounUS /ˈθɪriz/

plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

unusualadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

upheavalnounUS /əpˈhiːvəl/

a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

variousadjectiveUS /ˈveriəs/

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And it was to the failures, the diseased, the evil and the broken that he owed chiefly his inspiring optimism, since it was largely in collapse that occurred the sporadic upheaval of those super-normal forces which, controlled, co-ordinated, led, must eventually bring about the realization he foresaw.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The purpose, however, of these notes is not to furnish a sensational story of various patients whom he studied, healed, or failed to heal.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Its object is to give some details of one case in particular whose outstanding peculiarities affected his theories and convictions, leaving him open-minded still, but with a breath of awe in his heart perhaps, before a possibility his previous knowledge had ruled entirely out of court, even if--which is doubtful--he had ever considered it as a possibility at all.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The net result of his inquiries and research, when, at the age of nearly forty, he established his own Private Home for unusual, so-called hopeless cases in North-West London--it was free to all, and as Spiritual Clinique he thought of it sometimes with a smile--may be summed up in the single sentence that man is greater than he knows, and that completer realization of his full possibilities lies accessible to his subconscious and superconscious powers.

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