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Chapter XIV
_MR. DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house. Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling. In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope. The enemy is too strong for us.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
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From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.
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From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
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From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
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From this reading Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading The enemy is too strong for us.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The enemy is too strong for us.”
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From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.
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From this reading Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
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From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
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not any; not one
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.
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From this reading Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
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From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The enemy is too strong for us.”
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From this reading Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
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From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
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From this reading The enemy is too strong for us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he took heart in the work, but oftener he suffered great discouragement of feeling.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The enemy is too strong for us.”
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From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In one of his many conversations with Mr. Paulding he said, “Looking as I do from the standpoint gained since I came here, I am inclined to say there is no hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DINNEFORD_ had become deeply interested in the work that was going on in Briar street, and made frequent visits to the mission house.
