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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 "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He's told me all about it.
ag'inst
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From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
ain't
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From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
all
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From this reading "He's told me all about it.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
any
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
Brother
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From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
burns
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
calls
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
can't
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From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
Catholic
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From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
Catholics
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From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
don't
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From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
eddication
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From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
em
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
explained
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From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
families
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
Father
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From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
Fathers
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
find
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From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
folks
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From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
git
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From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
gits
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From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
gives
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
got
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
He's
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From this reading "He's told me all about it.
heap
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From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
heart
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
house
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
houses
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
how
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
hundreds
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
idea
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He's told me all about it.
Jacob
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From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
kind
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From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
like
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
lives
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He's told me all about it.
mean
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From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
now
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From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
o
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From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
old
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From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
Piscopalians
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From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
priest
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From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
Roman
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From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
room
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
say
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From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
says
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
some
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From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
sort
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From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
talkin
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From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
tenement
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
there
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From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's told me all about it.
used
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From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They ain't the kind o' Catholics we been used to; some sort of 'Piscopalians; and they do a heap o' good amongst the poor folks over there.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
whole
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From this reading He says we ain't got any idea how folks lives in them tenement houses, hundreds of 'em in one house, and whole families in a room; and it burns in his heart to help 'em like them Fathers, as he calls 'em, that gives their lives to it.
wistfully
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From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
woman
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From this reading "He don't mean a Catholic priest--not a Roman one, Jacob," the old woman explained, wistfully.
word
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From this reading He can't be a Father, he says, because he can't git the eddication now; but he can be a Brother; and I can't find a word to say ag'inst it, when it gits to talkin', Jacob."
