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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 Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
absolute
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From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
all
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From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
almighty
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From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
became
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From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
burning
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From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
closed
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commanded
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cries
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crowd
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From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
deeply
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From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
desire
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From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
devised
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From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
exercise
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faith
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falling
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Father
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few
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flight
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From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
forth
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From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
God
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From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
grant
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From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
heard
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From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
high
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From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
hope
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immense
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From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
implore
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From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
impressive
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From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
invited
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From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
lips
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From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
love
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Massias
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From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
minutes
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moment
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From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
mute
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From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
once
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From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
pious
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From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
power
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From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
prayer
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From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
previously
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From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
pulpit
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From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
secrets
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From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
sick
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From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
solemnity
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From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
souls
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From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
speak
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From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
spells
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From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
Then
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From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
threw
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From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Father Massias had returned to the pulpit a moment previously; and this time he had devised another pious exercise.
unbosomed
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From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
vast
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From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then Father Massias invited the sick alone to speak, to implore God to grant them what they asked of His almighty power.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
winging
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From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After the burning cries of faith, hope, and love that he threw forth, he all at once commanded absolute silence, in order that one and all might, with closed lips, speak to God in secret for a few minutes.
wonderfully
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From this reading These sudden spells of silence falling upon the vast crowd, these minutes of mute prayer, in which all souls unbosomed their secrets, were deeply, wonderfully impressive.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Their solemnity became formidable; you heard desire, the immense desire for life, winging its flight on high.
