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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 A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
Alfaretta
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all
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From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
amazement
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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
beat
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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
begged
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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
Bryan
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
CHURCH
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From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
convict
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From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
don't
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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
Dutch
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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
escaped
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From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.
exhorter
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
fanatic
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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GOING
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From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
half-crazy
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
he'd
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From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.
heard
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From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hiding
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
lads
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From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.
lately
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
lived
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
man
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From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.
MEMORABLE
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From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
mountain
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
Mr
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OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
others
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Owen
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
rallied
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Run
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self-ordained
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some
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somewhere
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
sound
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spoke
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
stop
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
things
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From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
voice
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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
Winters
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.