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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 Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, yonder, on the steep, The Sun of Faith, quiescent, round, and warm!"
approach
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
arms
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
attack
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
attain
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
calm
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From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
condition
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
considered
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
contented
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
contortions
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
deep
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From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
degrees
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
Deity
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
desired
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
difficulty
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
dry
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
earnestness
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
engaged
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From this reading Late on that same night, the pious Ulrika was engaged in prayer.
epileptic
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
expressed
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
Faith
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From this reading And, yonder, on the steep, The Sun of Faith, quiescent, round, and warm!"
fanatical
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
flagellant
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
groaned
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
groans
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
hard
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
hysteria
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
indefatigable
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
Late
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From this reading Late on that same night, the pious Ulrika was engaged in prayer.
Lord
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
manage
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
means
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
mercy
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
mild
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
Nature's
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From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
neck
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
night
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From this reading Late on that same night, the pious Ulrika was engaged in prayer.
occasion
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, yonder, on the steep, The Sun of Faith, quiescent, round, and warm!"
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
pious
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From this reading Late on that same night, the pious Ulrika was engaged in prayer.
prayer
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From this reading Late on that same night, the pious Ulrika was engaged in prayer.
quiescent
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From this reading And, yonder, on the steep, The Sun of Faith, quiescent, round, and warm!"
resembling
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
resoluteness
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
result
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
round
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From this reading And, yonder, on the steep, The Sun of Faith, quiescent, round, and warm!"
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late on that same night, the pious Ulrika was engaged in prayer.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
sinner
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
some
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
sort
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
soul
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From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
star
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From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
state
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
steep
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From this reading And, yonder, on the steep, The Sun of Faith, quiescent, round, and warm!"
storm
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From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
Sun
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From this reading And, yonder, on the steep, The Sun of Faith, quiescent, round, and warm!"
sworn
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Late on that same night, the pious Ulrika was engaged in prayer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The body is the storm; The soul the star beyond it, in the deep Of Nature's calm.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
thoughts
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
Ulrika
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From this reading Late on that same night, the pious Ulrika was engaged in prayer.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
up
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
wandered
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From this reading On this occasion she had some difficulty to attain the desired result--her soul, as she herself expressed it, was "dry"--and her thoughts wandered,--though she pinched her neck and arms with the hard resoluteness of a sworn flagellant, and groaned, "Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!" with indefatigable earnestness.
warm
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From this reading And, yonder, on the steep, The Sun of Faith, quiescent, round, and warm!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Late on that same night, the pious Ulrika was engaged in prayer.
well
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
work
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
wrestling
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From this reading Prayer with her was a sort of fanatical wrestling of the body as well as of the soul,--she was never contented unless by means of groans and contortions she could manage to work up by degrees into a condition of hysteria resembling a mild epileptic attack, in which state alone she considered herself worthy to approach the Deity.
yonder
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From this reading And, yonder, on the steep, The Sun of Faith, quiescent, round, and warm!"
