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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 She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
angry
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From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once or twice she forgot to learn a verse to say at the meeting, and was much mortified.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
entered
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From this reading The mission work that Marty had entered upon was teaching her to pray.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
FOLKS
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From this reading HOW MISSIONS HELPED THE HOME FOLKS.
forgetfulness
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
forgot
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From this reading Once or twice she forgot to learn a verse to say at the meeting, and was much mortified.
girls
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From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
got
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From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mission work that Marty had entered upon was teaching her to pray.
hard
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
HELPED
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From this reading HOW MISSIONS HELPED THE HOME FOLKS.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The mission work that Marty had entered upon was teaching her to pray.
HOME
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From this reading HOW MISSIONS HELPED THE HOME FOLKS.
HOW
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From this reading HOW MISSIONS HELPED THE HOME FOLKS.
impatience
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
impatient
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From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
laughed
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From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
learn
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From this reading Once or twice she forgot to learn a verse to say at the meeting, and was much mortified.
Marty
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From this reading The mission work that Marty had entered upon was teaching her to pray.
meeting
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From this reading Once or twice she forgot to learn a verse to say at the meeting, and was much mortified.
mission
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From this reading The mission work that Marty had entered upon was teaching her to pray.
MISSIONS
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From this reading HOW MISSIONS HELPED THE HOME FOLKS.
mortified
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From this reading Once or twice she forgot to learn a verse to say at the meeting, and was much mortified.
much
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From this reading Once or twice she forgot to learn a verse to say at the meeting, and was much mortified.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
Once
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From this reading Once or twice she forgot to learn a verse to say at the meeting, and was much mortified.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
owing
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
piece
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From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
pray
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From this reading The mission work that Marty had entered upon was teaching her to pray.
really
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
say
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From this reading Once or twice she forgot to learn a verse to say at the meeting, and was much mortified.
selfishness
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
sewing
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From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
small
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
some
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From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
sometimes
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
teaching
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From this reading The mission work that Marty had entered upon was teaching her to pray.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The mission work that Marty had entered upon was teaching her to pray.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW MISSIONS HELPED THE HOME FOLKS.
then
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From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
things
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mission work that Marty had entered upon was teaching her to pray.
tried
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
twice
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From this reading Once or twice she forgot to learn a verse to say at the meeting, and was much mortified.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The mission work that Marty had entered upon was teaching her to pray.
verse
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From this reading Once or twice she forgot to learn a verse to say at the meeting, and was much mortified.
very
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From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mission work that Marty had entered upon was teaching her to pray.
way
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
wished
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once she got very impatient with a piece of sewing and spoiled it, and then was angry because some of the girls laughed at her.
work
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From this reading The mission work that Marty had entered upon was teaching her to pray.
worker
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
wrong
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From this reading She really wished to be a mission worker in her small way and she tried hard to be faithful, but owing to her forgetfulness or impatience or selfishness, things sometimes went wrong.
