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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 We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
abundance
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From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
Acting
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From this reading By and by the Acting Governor of the Territory introduced us to other “Gentiles,” and we spent a sociable hour with them.
afterward
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all
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From this reading This was fairy-land to us, to all intents and purposes—a land of enchantment, and goblins, and awful mystery.
ampleness
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From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
apart
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
ask
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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awful
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backs
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By and by the Acting Governor of the Territory introduced us to other “Gentiles,” and we spent a sociable hour with them.
child
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circle
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comprehensive
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concentric
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
curiosity
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customary
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disclosing
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From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
door
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dwelling-house
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From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
enchantmentnounUS /ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/
a magic spell or the state caused by one
From this reading This was fairy-land to us, to all intents and purposes—a land of enchantment, and goblins, and awful mystery.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
experienced
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fairy-land
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family
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fascination
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felt
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From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
fowls
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From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
freshest
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From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
Gentiles
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From this reading By and by the Acting Governor of the Territory introduced us to other “Gentiles,” and we spent a sociable hour with them.
glanced
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From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
glimpse
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From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
goblins
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From this reading This was fairy-land to us, to all intents and purposes—a land of enchantment, and goblins, and awful mystery.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
Governor
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From this reading By and by the Acting Governor of the Territory introduced us to other “Gentiles,” and we spent a sociable hour with them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
heads
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home
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hour
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From this reading By and by the Acting Governor of the Territory introduced us to other “Gentiles,” and we spent a sociable hour with them.
how
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human
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From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
intents
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From this reading This was fairy-land to us, to all intents and purposes—a land of enchantment, and goblins, and awful mystery.
introduced
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From this reading By and by the Acting Governor of the Territory introduced us to other “Gentiles,” and we spent a sociable hour with them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
land
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longed
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
many
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meats
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Mormon
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mothers
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mystery
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From this reading This was fairy-land to us, to all intents and purposes—a land of enchantment, and goblins, and awful mystery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
opened
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other
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From this reading By and by the Acting Governor of the Territory introduced us to other “Gentiles,” and we spent a sociable hour with them.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
purposes
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rings
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satisfying
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shops
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shoulders
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From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
shut
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
sociable
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From this reading By and by the Acting Governor of the Territory introduced us to other “Gentiles,” and we spent a sociable hour with them.
some
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From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
spent
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From this reading By and by the Acting Governor of the Territory introduced us to other “Gentiles,” and we spent a sociable hour with them.
staring
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From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
stores
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From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
streets
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From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
supper
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From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
surreptitiously
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From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
Territory
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
there
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was fairy-land to us, to all intents and purposes—a land of enchantment, and goblins, and awful mystery.
thrill
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From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We felt a curiosity to ask every child how many mothers it had, and if it could tell them apart; and we experienced a thrill every time a dwelling-house door opened and shut as we passed, disclosing a glimpse of human heads and backs and shoulders—for we so longed to have a good satisfying look at a Mormon family in all its comprehensive ampleness, disposed in the customary concentric rings of its home circle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was fairy-land to us, to all intents and purposes—a land of enchantment, and goblins, and awful mystery.
variety
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From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
vegetables
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From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
walked
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From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We walked about the streets some, afterward, and glanced in at shops and stores; and there was fascination in surreptitiously staring at every creature we took to be a Mormon.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a fine supper, of the freshest meats and fowls and vegetables—a great variety and as great abundance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By and by the Acting Governor of the Territory introduced us to other “Gentiles,” and we spent a sociable hour with them.
