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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 TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
Abound
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
back
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From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
bitter
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
breeze
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
Christ
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From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
Christian
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
coming
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From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
days
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deeper
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
dwelt
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ease
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From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
feel
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From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
felt
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From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
few
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From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
firmer
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
firmness
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
follower
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From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
forms
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
Francis
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
frosts
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
fruit
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
give
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From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
Henry
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
home
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From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
house
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From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
Hugh
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From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
influence
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From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
interests
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From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
Jim
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From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
lesson
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From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
Lyte
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
made
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From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
Mr
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From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
much
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From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
nerves
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
now
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From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
overtook
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From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
pang
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
reading
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From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
ready
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From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
root
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
seen
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From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
shaken
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
shy
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From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
skies
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
soon
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From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
Stanton
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From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
strange
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From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
summer
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
sympathy
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From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
telling
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From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
TEST
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
there
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From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
thoughts
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From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
throe
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
together
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From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
trees
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
tries
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
village
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From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
walked
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From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One afternoon I was coming back from the village, where I had been to give Jim his reading lesson, when Mr. Stanton overtook me, and we walked home together.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
winter's
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not to be wondered at that my thoughts dwelt much upon Mr. Stanton for the next few days.
woods
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
work
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From this reading A TEST 'As woods, when shaken by the breeze, Take deeper, firmer root; As winter's frosts but make the trees Abound in summer fruit; So every bitter pang and throe That Christian firmness tries, But nerves us for our work below, And forms us for the skies.'--_Henry Francis Lyte._
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was so strange to feel that there was another now in the house who was a follower of Christ, and I wondered if he would have a good influence over Hugh.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I had never as yet seen him alone, and felt a little shy of him; but he soon made me feel at ease by his ready sympathy, and I found myself telling him of my different interests in the village.
