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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 COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Therefore we harnessed the old bay-horse to our market-wagon, donned our "go-ter-meetin's," as Junior called his Sunday clothes, and started.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last there came a mild, sunny morning, and we resolved to find a church-home.
awake
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From this reading I had heard that Dr. Lyman, who preached in the nearest village had the faculty of keeping young people awake.
bad
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From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
bay-horse
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From this reading Therefore we harnessed the old bay-horse to our market-wagon, donned our "go-ter-meetin's," as Junior called his Sunday clothes, and started.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whatever might be the result of the sermon, the drive promised to do us good.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last there came a mild, sunny morning, and we resolved to find a church-home.
called
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came
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From this reading But at last there came a mild, sunny morning, and we resolved to find a church-home.
church-home
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From this reading But at last there came a mild, sunny morning, and we resolved to find a church-home.
clothes
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From this reading Therefore we harnessed the old bay-horse to our market-wagon, donned our "go-ter-meetin's," as Junior called his Sunday clothes, and started.
COUNTRY
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From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
days
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From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Whatever might be the result of the sermon, the drive promised to do us good.
donned
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Dr
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drive
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From this reading Whatever might be the result of the sermon, the drive promised to do us good.
faculty
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family
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From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
find
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From this reading But at last there came a mild, sunny morning, and we resolved to find a church-home.
given
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From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
go-ter-meetin's
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From this reading Therefore we harnessed the old bay-horse to our market-wagon, donned our "go-ter-meetin's," as Junior called his Sunday clothes, and started.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever might be the result of the sermon, the drive promised to do us good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
harnessed
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From this reading Therefore we harnessed the old bay-horse to our market-wagon, donned our "go-ter-meetin's," as Junior called his Sunday clothes, and started.
heard
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From this reading I had heard that Dr. Lyman, who preached in the nearest village had the faculty of keeping young people awake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Therefore we harnessed the old bay-horse to our market-wagon, donned our "go-ter-meetin's," as Junior called his Sunday clothes, and started.
Hitherto
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From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had heard that Dr. Lyman, who preached in the nearest village had the faculty of keeping young people awake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had heard that Dr. Lyman, who preached in the nearest village had the faculty of keeping young people awake.
Junior
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From this reading Therefore we harnessed the old bay-horse to our market-wagon, donned our "go-ter-meetin's," as Junior called his Sunday clothes, and started.
keeping
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last there came a mild, sunny morning, and we resolved to find a church-home.
Lyman
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market-wagon
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From this reading Therefore we harnessed the old bay-horse to our market-wagon, donned our "go-ter-meetin's," as Junior called his Sunday clothes, and started.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whatever might be the result of the sermon, the drive promised to do us good.
mild
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From this reading But at last there came a mild, sunny morning, and we resolved to find a church-home.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last there came a mild, sunny morning, and we resolved to find a church-home.
nearest
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From this reading I had heard that Dr. Lyman, who preached in the nearest village had the faculty of keeping young people awake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had heard that Dr. Lyman, who preached in the nearest village had the faculty of keeping young people awake.
old
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From this reading Therefore we harnessed the old bay-horse to our market-wagon, donned our "go-ter-meetin's," as Junior called his Sunday clothes, and started.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Therefore we harnessed the old bay-horse to our market-wagon, donned our "go-ter-meetin's," as Junior called his Sunday clothes, and started.
people
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From this reading I had heard that Dr. Lyman, who preached in the nearest village had the faculty of keeping young people awake.
preached
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promised
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From this reading Whatever might be the result of the sermon, the drive promised to do us good.
resolved
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From this reading But at last there came a mild, sunny morning, and we resolved to find a church-home.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
result
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From this reading Whatever might be the result of the sermon, the drive promised to do us good.
roads
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From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
Sabbaths
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From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
sermon
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From this reading Whatever might be the result of the sermon, the drive promised to do us good.
sociability
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From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
started
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From this reading Therefore we harnessed the old bay-horse to our market-wagon, donned our "go-ter-meetin's," as Junior called his Sunday clothes, and started.
stormy
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From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
SUNDAY
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From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
sunny
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From this reading But at last there came a mild, sunny morning, and we resolved to find a church-home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had heard that Dr. Lyman, who preached in the nearest village had the faculty of keeping young people awake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
there
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From this reading But at last there came a mild, sunny morning, and we resolved to find a church-home.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore we harnessed the old bay-horse to our market-wagon, donned our "go-ter-meetin's," as Junior called his Sunday clothes, and started.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whatever might be the result of the sermon, the drive promised to do us good.
village
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From this reading I had heard that Dr. Lyman, who preached in the nearest village had the faculty of keeping young people awake.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A COUNTRY SUNDAY Hitherto the Sabbaths had been stormy and the roads bad, and we had given the days to rest and family sociability.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever might be the result of the sermon, the drive promised to do us good.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I had heard that Dr. Lyman, who preached in the nearest village had the faculty of keeping young people awake.
young
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From this reading I had heard that Dr. Lyman, who preached in the nearest village had the faculty of keeping young people awake.
