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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 Frances E. Willard--Walt Whitman--Lady Henry Somerset--Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith--A Teetotaler for Ten Minutes--Olive Thorne Miller--Hearty Praise for Mrs. Lippincott (Grace Greenwood).
all
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Visiting in Germantown, Pennsylvania, at the hospitable home of Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith, the Quaker Bible reader and lay evangelist, and writer of cheerful counsel, I found several celebrities among her other guests.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such a rare combination of intense earnestness, persistence, and devotion to a "cause" with a gentle, forgiving, compassionate spirit, and all tempered by perfect self-control.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Visiting in Germantown, Pennsylvania, at the hospitable home of Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith, the Quaker Bible reader and lay evangelist, and writer of cheerful counsel, I found several celebrities among her other guests.
Bible
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blessed
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cause
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celebrities
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cheerful
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combination
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compassionateadjectiveUS /kəmˈpæʃənət/
feeling and showing sympathy for suffering
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counsel
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devotion
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E
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From this reading Frances E. Willard--Walt Whitman--Lady Henry Somerset--Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith--A Teetotaler for Ten Minutes--Olive Thorne Miller--Hearty Praise for Mrs. Lippincott (Grace Greenwood).
earnestness
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evangelist
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Frances E. Willard--Walt Whitman--Lady Henry Somerset--Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith--A Teetotaler for Ten Minutes--Olive Thorne Miller--Hearty Praise for Mrs. Lippincott (Grace Greenwood).
forgiving
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Frances
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gentle
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Germantown
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Grace
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Greenwood
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guests
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Hannah
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HeartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading Frances E. Willard--Walt Whitman--Lady Henry Somerset--Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith--A Teetotaler for Ten Minutes--Olive Thorne Miller--Hearty Praise for Mrs. Lippincott (Grace Greenwood).
Henry
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Visiting in Germantown, Pennsylvania, at the hospitable home of Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith, the Quaker Bible reader and lay evangelist, and writer of cheerful counsel, I found several celebrities among her other guests.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading What a powerful, blessed influence was hers!
home
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hospitable
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Visiting in Germantown, Pennsylvania, at the hospitable home of Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith, the Quaker Bible reader and lay evangelist, and writer of cheerful counsel, I found several celebrities among her other guests.
influence
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intense
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Lady
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lay
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letters
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Lippincott
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looking
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Miller
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Minutes
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Mrs
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Olive
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other
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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Pennsylvania
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perfect
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persistence
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powerful
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Praise
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From this reading Frances E. Willard--Walt Whitman--Lady Henry Somerset--Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith--A Teetotaler for Ten Minutes--Olive Thorne Miller--Hearty Praise for Mrs. Lippincott (Grace Greenwood).
Quaker
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rare
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reader
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self-control
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several
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Smith
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some
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Somerset
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spirit
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SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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Teetotaler
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tempered
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Ten
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From this reading Frances E. Willard--Walt Whitman--Lady Henry Somerset--Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith--A Teetotaler for Ten Minutes--Olive Thorne Miller--Hearty Praise for Mrs. Lippincott (Grace Greenwood).
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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Thorne
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Visiting
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Walt
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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week
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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Whitehall
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Whitman
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Willard
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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writer
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