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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 said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
afterwards
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
also
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From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
attended
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From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
book
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
box
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
came
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
children
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
day
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
days
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
down
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
Evaline
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
Fanny
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
farmhouse
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
frequent
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
friends
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
GARDEN
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From this reading THE GARDEN MISSIONARY MEETING.
given
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From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
gone
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
Hiram
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
hotel
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
intercourse
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
kindly
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From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
learned
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
love
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
Marty
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
MEETING
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From this reading THE GARDEN MISSIONARY MEETING.
Miss
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
mission
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
MISSIONARY
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From this reading THE GARDEN MISSIONARY MEETING.
Mr
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From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
much
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
off
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From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
other
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
particularly
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
people
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
postoffice
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
prompted
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
remainder
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
said
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From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
send
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
sending
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From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
sent
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
Sims
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From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
some
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From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
summer
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GARDEN MISSIONARY MEETING.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She said that Mr. Sims had given them a box, and had also kindly attended to sending it off.
there
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
three
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
Two
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
up
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
very
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The day after the meeting, when Hiram went down to the postoffice, Marty and Evaline had each sent by him a book for the missionary children, and Miss Fanny said that this prompted some of the children at the hotel to send books.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
workers
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From this reading During the remainder of the summer there was frequent intercourse between the hotel and the farmhouse, and the "mission workers," particularly, learned to love each other very much.
young
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From this reading Two or three days afterwards Miss Fanny, with one of her young friends, came up to tell the farmhouse people that the box had gone.
