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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 And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
all
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From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
Bayard
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From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
dens
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From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
fault
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From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.
Fenton
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From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.
Pastoral
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From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
policeman
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From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
seminaries
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From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
severely
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From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
sixteen
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From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
That's
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From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.
Theology
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From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
town
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From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
visited
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From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
week
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From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
whole
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From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.