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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 A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
abandon
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From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
additional
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
Adelaide
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
aside
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From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
becoming
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
body
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
CALM
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
CHASTENED
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
clung
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From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
Codling
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
DEAD
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
death
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
die
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From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
exhaustion
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From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
EYE
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
felt
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From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
FOUND
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
GLOWS
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
go
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From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
great
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
GRIEF
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
hold
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
home
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From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
HOPE
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
impulse
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From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
INWARD
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
JOY
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
lodging
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From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
lonely
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From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
LOST
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
mental
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From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
more
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From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
only
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From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
OPENS
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
other
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From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
physical
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From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
prayed
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From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
purpose
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
put
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
returned
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From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
search
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From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
SOUL
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From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
spirit
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
strain
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
strength
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From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
strong
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From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
tempted
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From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
tempter
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From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
There
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From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
Thomas
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
time
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From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
times
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From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
too
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
turn
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From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
Wanless
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
weak
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From this reading A great additional strain had been put upon the spirit of Thomas Wanless, by the death of Adelaide Codling, and he was becoming too weak in body to hold to his purpose.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
whispered
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From this reading At other times he felt an impulse strong upon him to go home--to "abandon his search for a time," as his inward tempter whispered.
WHOSEdeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But his will was strong, if strength of body or hope might be weak, and he only prayed the more and clung the more to his purpose, the more he felt tempted to turn aside.
wishing
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From this reading There were nights when he returned to his lonely lodging wishing that he might die, so great was his physical and mental exhaustion.
