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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 XI LISA EROPKIN lived in a state of continual excitement.
aims
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From this reading She had two immediate aims before her.
all
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From this reading She loved him, and the light of her love revealed the divine element in his soul which is at the bottom of all souls.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
arouse
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From this reading The one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good and kind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She loved him, and the light of her love revealed the divine element in his soul which is at the bottom of all souls.
became
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From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had two immediate aims before her.
bottom
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From this reading She loved him, and the light of her love revealed the divine element in his soul which is at the bottom of all souls.
Christian
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From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
continual
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From this reading XI LISA EROPKIN lived in a state of continual excitement.
convert
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From this reading The one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good and kind.
convinced
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From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
divine
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From this reading She loved him, and the light of her love revealed the divine element in his soul which is at the bottom of all souls.
element
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From this reading She loved him, and the light of her love revealed the divine element in his soul which is at the bottom of all souls.
EROPKIN
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From this reading XI LISA EROPKIN lived in a state of continual excitement.
excitement
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From this reading XI LISA EROPKIN lived in a state of continual excitement.
full
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From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good and kind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
heart
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From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good and kind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She loved him, and the light of her love revealed the divine element in his soul which is at the bottom of all souls.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good and kind.
immediate
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From this reading She had two immediate aims before her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XI LISA EROPKIN lived in a state of continual excitement.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She loved him, and the light of her love revealed the divine element in his soul which is at the bottom of all souls.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
joy
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From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
kind
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From this reading The one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good and kind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
light
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From this reading She loved him, and the light of her love revealed the divine element in his soul which is at the bottom of all souls.
LISA
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From this reading XI LISA EROPKIN lived in a state of continual excitement.
lived
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From this reading XI LISA EROPKIN lived in a state of continual excitement.
longer
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From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
love
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From this reading She loved him, and the light of her love revealed the divine element in his soul which is at the bottom of all souls.
loved
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From this reading She loved him, and the light of her love revealed the divine element in his soul which is at the bottom of all souls.
Mahin
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From this reading The one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good and kind.
more
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From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
nature
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From this reading The one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good and kind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XI LISA EROPKIN lived in a state of continual excitement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good and kind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good and kind.
put
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From this reading The one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good and kind.
revealed
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From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
soul
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From this reading She loved him, and the light of her love revealed the divine element in his soul which is at the bottom of all souls.
souls
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From this reading She loved him, and the light of her love revealed the divine element in his soul which is at the bottom of all souls.
state
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From this reading XI LISA EROPKIN lived in a state of continual excitement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
true
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From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
two
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From this reading She had two immediate aims before her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
way
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From this reading The longer she lived a true Christian life as it had been revealed to her, the more convinced she became that it was the right way, and her heart was full of joy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good and kind.
XI
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From this reading XI LISA EROPKIN lived in a state of continual excitement.
