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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 WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
absorbing
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
amiable
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From this reading In a temper amiable and at peace he kept the Sunday appointment with Gregory Friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
angered
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From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
appointment
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From this reading In a temper amiable and at peace he kept the Sunday appointment with Gregory Friend.
assured
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From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a temper amiable and at peace he kept the Sunday appointment with Gregory Friend.
Brendon
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
came
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
change
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
cheered
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From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
church
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
companionship
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From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
conscious
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From this reading Only if overtaken by a dark mood, or conscious of wrong-doing, did he feel solitary.
Daniel
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
dark
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From this reading Only if overtaken by a dark mood, or conscious of wrong-doing, did he feel solitary.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Only if overtaken by a dark mood, or conscious of wrong-doing, did he feel solitary.
divine
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From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
experience
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From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
faced
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From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
fault
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From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
feel
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From this reading Only if overtaken by a dark mood, or conscious of wrong-doing, did he feel solitary.
fervour
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
forsook
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From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
Friend
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From this reading In a temper amiable and at peace he kept the Sunday appointment with Gregory Friend.
God
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From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
Gregory
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From this reading In a temper amiable and at peace he kept the Sunday appointment with Gregory Friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
heart
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From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
hurt
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From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Only if overtaken by a dark mood, or conscious of wrong-doing, did he feel solitary.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
kept
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From this reading In a temper amiable and at peace he kept the Sunday appointment with Gregory Friend.
labourer's
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From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
lived
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From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
Maker
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From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
mood
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From this reading Only if overtaken by a dark mood, or conscious of wrong-doing, did he feel solitary.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
OKE
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
Only
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From this reading Only if overtaken by a dark mood, or conscious of wrong-doing, did he feel solitary.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
out
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
overtaken
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From this reading Only if overtaken by a dark mood, or conscious of wrong-doing, did he feel solitary.
own
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From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
peace
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From this reading In a temper amiable and at peace he kept the Sunday appointment with Gregory Friend.
permanent
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From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
power
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
presence
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From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
prospered
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From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
rare
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From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
religious
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
self-delusion
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From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
sense
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From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
solitary
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From this reading Only if overtaken by a dark mood, or conscious of wrong-doing, did he feel solitary.
spirit
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
stepped
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
Sunday
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From this reading In a temper amiable and at peace he kept the Sunday appointment with Gregory Friend.
temper
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From this reading In a temper amiable and at peace he kept the Sunday appointment with Gregory Friend.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
WATTERN
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He lived under the permanent sense of a divine presence, and when life prospered with him and nothing hurt or angered him, the labourer's mind was cheered by the companionship of his Maker.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
world
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From this reading WATTERN OKE When Daniel Brendon stepped out of the world into church, a change came upon his spirit, and he had the power of absorbing himself in religious fervour.
wrong-doing
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From this reading Only if overtaken by a dark mood, or conscious of wrong-doing, did he feel solitary.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The experience was rare, yet he faced it without self-delusion, and assured himself that when God forsook his heart, the fault was his own.
