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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
Christian
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From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
Crawford
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From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
CRAWFORDS
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From this reading THE CRAWFORDS.
death
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From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
died
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From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
dishonesty
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From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
escaped
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From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
failure
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From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
farthing
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From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
fellow-Christians
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From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
footing
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From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
God's
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From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
instead
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From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
loss
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From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
lost
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From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
managed
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From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
more
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From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
mourned
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From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
Mr
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From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
narrowly
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From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
own
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From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
paid
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From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
pay
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From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
prison
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From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
put
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From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
recover
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From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
secure
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From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
sense
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From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
striving
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From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
strong
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From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he had been such a good Christian that his fellow-Christians mourned over his failure and his death, not over his dishonesty!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRAWFORDS.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through strong striving to secure his life, Mr. Crawford lost it--both in God's sense of loss and his own.
uttermost
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From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He narrowly escaped being put in prison, died instead, and was put into God's prison to pay the uttermost farthing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For did they not know that if, by more dishonesty, he could have managed to recover his footing, he would have paid everything?
