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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 Ann Holland was a great favorite with Mrs. Bolton.
all
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She ordered herself lowly and reverently to all her betters, especially to the widow of an archdeacon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
Ann
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From this reading Ann Holland was a great favorite with Mrs. Bolton.
any
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From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
archdeacon
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From this reading She ordered herself lowly and reverently to all her betters, especially to the widow of an archdeacon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
best
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
betters
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From this reading She ordered herself lowly and reverently to all her betters, especially to the widow of an archdeacon.
Bolton
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From this reading Ann Holland was a great favorite with Mrs. Bolton.
brother
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From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
Catechism
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
Church
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
drunken
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From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading WHAT WAS HER DUTY?
elderly
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
encouragement
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From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
especially
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From this reading She ordered herself lowly and reverently to all her betters, especially to the widow of an archdeacon.
faithfully
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
favorite
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From this reading Ann Holland was a great favorite with Mrs. Bolton.
find
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From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
firmly
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
fulfilled
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
God
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ann Holland was a great favorite with Mrs. Bolton.
held
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT WAS HER DUTY?
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She ordered herself lowly and reverently to all her betters, especially to the widow of an archdeacon.
Holland
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From this reading Ann Holland was a great favorite with Mrs. Bolton.
knew
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
lowly
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From this reading She ordered herself lowly and reverently to all her betters, especially to the widow of an archdeacon.
Mrs
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From this reading Ann Holland was a great favorite with Mrs. Bolton.
neighbor
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
new-fangled
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From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
notions
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From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
ordered
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From this reading She ordered herself lowly and reverently to all her betters, especially to the widow of an archdeacon.
picked
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From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
power
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
radical
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From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
reverently
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From this reading She ordered herself lowly and reverently to all her betters, especially to the widow of an archdeacon.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ordered herself lowly and reverently to all her betters, especially to the widow of an archdeacon.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
taught
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
up
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From this reading No new-fangled, radical notions, such as her drunken brother picked up, could find any encouragement from her.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT WAS HER DUTY?
ways
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT WAS HER DUTY?
widow
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From this reading She ordered herself lowly and reverently to all her betters, especially to the widow of an archdeacon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ann Holland was a great favorite with Mrs. Bolton.
woman
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From this reading The elderly, old-fashioned woman held firmly to all old-fashioned ways; knew her duty to God and her duty to her neighbor, as taught by the Church Catechism, and faithfully fulfilled them to the best of her power.
