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ADELAIDE
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From this reading --ADELAIDE PROCTOR.
all
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
always
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From this reading Hilda was her sun, and now she was always basking herself in the beloved presence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
Angels
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
basking
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From this reading Hilda was her sun, and now she was always basking herself in the beloved presence.
battle-field
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
beloved
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From this reading Hilda was her sun, and now she was always basking herself in the beloved presence.
birds
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
bloom
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
child
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
crown
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
dear
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
enough
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
flowers
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
foes
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
give
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
God
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
got
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
Heaven
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hilda was her sun, and now she was always basking herself in the beloved presence.
Hilda
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From this reading Hilda was her sun, and now she was always basking herself in the beloved presence.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THREE IS TRUMPERY.
Judy
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
Judy's
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
like
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
loveth
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
now
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From this reading Hilda was her sun, and now she was always basking herself in the beloved presence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
presence
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From this reading Hilda was her sun, and now she was always basking herself in the beloved presence.
PROCTOR
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From this reading --ADELAIDE PROCTOR.
quickly
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
side
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
sing
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
small
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
strong
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
sun
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From this reading Hilda was her sun, and now she was always basking herself in the beloved presence.
sunshine
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
THREE
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From this reading THREE IS TRUMPERY.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
tried
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
TRUMPERY
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From this reading THREE IS TRUMPERY.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
weak
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
well
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From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
won
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From this reading The crown must be won for Heaven, dear, In the battle-field of life: My child, though thy foes are strong and tried, He loveth the weak and small; The Angels of Heaven are on thy side, And God is over all!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Judy's life was sunshine, and therefore Judy got quickly well; she was like the birds and the flowers--give her sunshine enough, and she would sing like the birds and bloom like the flowers.
