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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 She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
admiration
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
advancing
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
annoyed
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
answer
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From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
beauty
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
building
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From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But do you not regret the trees?"
check
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
completion
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
criticism
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But do you not regret the trees?"
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
Evelyn
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From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
Evelyn's
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
facing
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From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
find
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From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
garden
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
hope
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
isn't
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From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
making
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
money
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
most
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From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
Mother
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From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But do you not regret the trees?"
now
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
nun
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
often
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From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
other
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From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
place
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From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
pleasure
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
prevent
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
pride
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
put
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From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
rapidly
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
red-brick
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From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
regret
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From this reading "But do you not regret the trees?"
remarks
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
reminding
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
round
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From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
rows
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From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
sacrificed
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
said
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From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
say
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From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
school
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
seen
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From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
sententiously
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From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
side
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From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
sky
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From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
speaking
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From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She took pleasure in reminding every nun that they sacrificed the beauty of the garden in the hope of making a little money; and these remarks, though they annoyed Mother Winifred, did not prevent her from speaking with pride of the school, now rapidly advancing towards completion, nor did Evelyn's criticism check her admiration of Evelyn herself.
trees
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From this reading "But do you not regret the trees?"
up
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From this reading And Evelyn would answer, "Those who would take the last place are put up first--isn't that it, Mother Winifred?"
very
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From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
vocation
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From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
walked
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From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
windows
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From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
Winifred
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From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Very often as they walked round the great, red-brick building, with rows of windows on either side facing each other, so that the sky could be seen through the building, Evelyn said:
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And very often," Mother Winifred would say sententiously, "those who think themselves most sure of their vocation find themselves without one."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But do you not regret the trees?"
