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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 "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
ad
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From this reading "Introibo ad altare Dei."
all
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From this reading The heavenly influence stole into the souls of the three serfs, and purged them of all fear and sorrow.
also
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
altare
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From this reading "Introibo ad altare Dei."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
beautiful
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
Bec
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
boat
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From this reading It was a holy and wonderful evening-time, as the boat glided on through the vast shining solitudes.
change
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From this reading Imagine the enormous change in their lives.
day
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
Dei
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From this reading "Introibo ad altare Dei."
enormous
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From this reading Imagine the enormous change in their lives.
evening
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
evening-time
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From this reading It was a holy and wonderful evening-time, as the boat glided on through the vast shining solitudes.
Father
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
fear
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From this reading The heavenly influence stole into the souls of the three serfs, and purged them of all fear and sorrow.
full
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
gates
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
glided
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From this reading It was a holy and wonderful evening-time, as the boat glided on through the vast shining solitudes.
God
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
heaven
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
heavenly
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From this reading The heavenly influence stole into the souls of the three serfs, and purged them of all fear and sorrow.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
holy
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From this reading It was a holy and wonderful evening-time, as the boat glided on through the vast shining solitudes.
ImaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Imagine the enormous change in their lives.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
influence
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From this reading The heavenly influence stole into the souls of the three serfs, and purged them of all fear and sorrow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The heavenly influence stole into the souls of the three serfs, and purged them of all fear and sorrow.
Introibo
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From this reading "Introibo ad altare Dei."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a holy and wonderful evening-time, as the boat glided on through the vast shining solitudes.
lights
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
lives
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From this reading Imagine the enormous change in their lives.
made
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
monk
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
pray
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
purged
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From this reading The heavenly influence stole into the souls of the three serfs, and purged them of all fear and sorrow.
said
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
serfs
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From this reading The heavenly influence stole into the souls of the three serfs, and purged them of all fear and sorrow.
shining
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From this reading It was a holy and wonderful evening-time, as the boat glided on through the vast shining solitudes.
sky
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
solitudes
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From this reading It was a holy and wonderful evening-time, as the boat glided on through the vast shining solitudes.
some
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
sorrow
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From this reading The heavenly influence stole into the souls of the three serfs, and purged them of all fear and sorrow.
souls
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From this reading The heavenly influence stole into the souls of the three serfs, and purged them of all fear and sorrow.
stole
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From this reading The heavenly influence stole into the souls of the three serfs, and purged them of all fear and sorrow.
Surely
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Imagine the enormous change in their lives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The heavenly influence stole into the souls of the three serfs, and purged them of all fear and sorrow.
there
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
three
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From this reading The heavenly influence stole into the souls of the three serfs, and purged them of all fear and sorrow.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a holy and wonderful evening-time, as the boat glided on through the vast shining solitudes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
vast
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From this reading It was a holy and wonderful evening-time, as the boat glided on through the vast shining solitudes.
very
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a holy and wonderful evening-time, as the boat glided on through the vast shining solitudes.
watch
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From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Surely," said a monk of Bec, "God has made the evening beautiful and full of lights, so that we may think on Him at that time, and as we watch the very gates of heaven in the sky, pray to our Father that we may some day be there also."
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a holy and wonderful evening-time, as the boat glided on through the vast shining solitudes.
