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Chapter V
“The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading. It was a man’s duty to reject the carpings of science and the machinations of modern denial. He must believe where he could not prove. The vicar wrote in brackets, “It is very difficult to do that in an age of skepticism.” “The watchers.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He must believe where he could not prove.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He must believe where he could not prove.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading ““The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must believe where he could not prove.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
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From this reading The vicar wrote in brackets, “It is very difficult to do that in an age of skepticism.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The vicar wrote in brackets, “It is very difficult to do that in an age of skepticism.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a man’s duty to reject the carpings of science and the machinations of modern denial.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He must believe where he could not prove.
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From this reading The vicar wrote in brackets, “It is very difficult to do that in an age of skepticism.”
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From this reading It was a man’s duty to reject the carpings of science and the machinations of modern denial.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He must believe where he could not prove.
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From this reading It was a man’s duty to reject the carpings of science and the machinations of modern denial.
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From this reading The vicar wrote in brackets, “It is very difficult to do that in an age of skepticism.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The vicar wrote in brackets, “It is very difficult to do that in an age of skepticism.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
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From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must believe where he could not prove.
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From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The vicar wrote in brackets, “It is very difficult to do that in an age of skepticism.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a man’s duty to reject the carpings of science and the machinations of modern denial.
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From this reading It was a man’s duty to reject the carpings of science and the machinations of modern denial.
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From this reading It was a man’s duty to reject the carpings of science and the machinations of modern denial.
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From this reading It was a man’s duty to reject the carpings of science and the machinations of modern denial.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must believe where he could not prove.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He must believe where he could not prove.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
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From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
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From this reading He must believe where he could not prove.
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From this reading It was a man’s duty to reject the carpings of science and the machinations of modern denial.
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From this reading It was a man’s duty to reject the carpings of science and the machinations of modern denial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The vicar wrote in brackets, “It is very difficult to do that in an age of skepticism.”
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From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The vicar wrote in brackets, “It is very difficult to do that in an age of skepticism.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a man’s duty to reject the carpings of science and the machinations of modern denial.
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From this reading The vicar wrote in brackets, “It is very difficult to do that in an age of skepticism.”
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From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a man’s duty to reject the carpings of science and the machinations of modern denial.
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From this reading “The watchers.”
in or at the place that
From this reading He must believe where he could not prove.
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From this reading “The duty of faith in this present hour,” wrote the vicar, as a third subheading.
