Chapter 2 - the sentence below spans pages 28 - 29
convictions, obstacle
"Surprisingly enough, we find such convictions no great obstacle to a spiritual experience."
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Big Book - There Is A Solution - page 28
In this sentence the words convictions and obstacle both function as a noun. 2
A conviction refers to a firmly held belief or opinion, or the state of being convinced. It is a belief an individual holds that becomes the framework a person uses to approach life. These are not limited to religion only.
An obstacle is anything that gets in my way, whether it’s physical, mental, or emotional. Obstacles can be inherited self-limiting thought processes, like believing I’m not good enough or that my worth depends on things like education, what I own, or how much money I have. Bill calls this the "bondage of self," meaning being trapped by our own limiting beliefs and self-judgments.
Definitions from Webster's 1930 edition. 3
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Chapter 2 - page 29
clear-cut
"Further on, clear-cut directions are given showing how we recovered."
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Big Book - There Is A Solution - page 28
In this sentence the word clear-cut functions as an adjective. 2
Bill says we will find later in this book the things those who have already recovered took. These directions will be well-defined and easy to understand.
Definitions are from Webster's 1930 edition. 3
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Footnotes for page 23 - 29;
1Quotes from the Big Book on listed on this page are from the public domain version, in the United States, of the 2nd edition of the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Accessible at 12step.org
2Sentence diagramming, to determine the word usage within the sentence, was performed by CoreNLP at corenlp.run.
3Definitions used are from the Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1930 Edition. Access to this dictionary online is at Hathitrust.org