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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 News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
able
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
all
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From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
bade
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
book
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was brought to me by none other than Old Miss herself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was brought to me by none other than Old Miss herself.
came
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From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
cannot
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From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
Dan
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From this reading It was noble of you, Dan."
devotion
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From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
down
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
entered
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
exhorted
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From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
hearers
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From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This was brought to me by none other than Old Miss herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
keep
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
lap
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
like
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From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
Lord
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From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
master
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From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was brought to me by none other than Old Miss herself.
minister
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From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
Miss
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From this reading This was brought to me by none other than Old Miss herself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
News
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From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
noble
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From this reading It was noble of you, Dan."
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading This was brought to me by none other than Old Miss herself.
now
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From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
Old
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From this reading This was brought to me by none other than Old Miss herself.
other
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From this reading This was brought to me by none other than Old Miss herself.
out
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
poisoned
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From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
preached
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From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
preacher
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From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
prejudice
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
put
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
read
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From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
respect
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
room
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
said
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From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
sermon
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From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
sit
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was brought to me by none other than Old Miss herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was brought to me by none other than Old Miss herself.
thus
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From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading News came that a minister had preached a sermon upon my devotion to my master and exhorted his hearers to be thus faithful unto their Master, the Lord.
volume
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From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was brought to me by none other than Old Miss herself.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was able to sit with a book upon my lap, and out of respect for her prejudice, I put the volume down as she entered the room, but she bade me keep it.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And when she had told me what the preacher said, she added: "You may read all the books you like, for we know now that you cannot be poisoned by them.
