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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 "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
Ashford's
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From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
b'lieve
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
benefit
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From this reading This was after she had made some sacrifices for the benefit of poor little Jennie, and this is the way she first came to know of her.
came
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From this reading This was after she had made some sacrifices for the benefit of poor little Jennie, and this is the way she first came to know of her.
children
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
China
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
day
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
far
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
far-away
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From this reading Now, there's Jennie--I know I shouldn't have thought much about her if I hadn't been thinking of those far-away children."
feel
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was after she had made some sacrifices for the benefit of poor little Jennie, and this is the way she first came to know of her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
going
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From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
hadn't
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From this reading Now, there's Jennie--I know I shouldn't have thought much about her if I hadn't been thinking of those far-away children."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, there's Jennie--I know I shouldn't have thought much about her if I hadn't been thinking of those far-away children."
hearing
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
helper
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From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
helping
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, there's Jennie--I know I shouldn't have thought much about her if I hadn't been thinking of those far-away children."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
home
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
house-cleaning
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From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, there's Jennie--I know I shouldn't have thought much about her if I hadn't been thinking of those far-away children."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
India
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was after she had made some sacrifices for the benefit of poor little Jennie, and this is the way she first came to know of her.
JENNIE
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From this reading JENNIE.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, there's Jennie--I know I shouldn't have thought much about her if I hadn't been thinking of those far-away children."
like
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
made
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From this reading This was after she had made some sacrifices for the benefit of poor little Jennie, and this is the way she first came to know of her.
makes
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
Marty
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
member
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
mission-band
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
months
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
more
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
Mrs
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From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
much
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
Now
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From this reading Now, there's Jennie--I know I shouldn't have thought much about her if I hadn't been thinking of those far-away children."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
places
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
regular
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From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
sacrifices
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From this reading This was after she had made some sacrifices for the benefit of poor little Jennie, and this is the way she first came to know of her.
said
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
sent
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From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
several
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
shouldn't
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From this reading Now, there's Jennie--I know I shouldn't have thought much about her if I hadn't been thinking of those far-away children."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
some
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From this reading This was after she had made some sacrifices for the benefit of poor little Jennie, and this is the way she first came to know of her.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
spring
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From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
there's
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From this reading Now, there's Jennie--I know I shouldn't have thought much about her if I hadn't been thinking of those far-away children."
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, there's Jennie--I know I shouldn't have thought much about her if I hadn't been thinking of those far-away children."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was after she had made some sacrifices for the benefit of poor little Jennie, and this is the way she first came to know of her.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, there's Jennie--I know I shouldn't have thought much about her if I hadn't been thinking of those far-away children."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
trying
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From this reading "I do b'lieve," said Marty one day, after she had been a member of the mission-band for several months, "I do b'lieve that hearing so much about the poor little children in India and China and those places, and trying to do something to help them, makes me feel far more like helping poor children here at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was after she had made some sacrifices for the benefit of poor little Jennie, and this is the way she first came to know of her.
way
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From this reading This was after she had made some sacrifices for the benefit of poor little Jennie, and this is the way she first came to know of her.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
woman
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From this reading When the spring house-cleaning was going on, Mrs. Ashford's regular helper one day could not come and sent another woman.
