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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 It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
abroad
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From this reading She had studied sociology in college and abroad.
adobe
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From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
all
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From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Bible school of Gila had ceased to be an experiment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ANGEL OF THE GILA Days came and went.
ANGEL
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From this reading THE ANGEL OF THE GILA Days came and went.
appealing
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From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
bald
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From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Bible school of Gila had ceased to be an experiment.
become
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From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
Bible
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From this reading The Bible school of Gila had ceased to be an experiment.
brain
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From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
Bright
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From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
came
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From this reading THE ANGEL OF THE GILA Days came and went.
ceased
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From this reading The Bible school of Gila had ceased to be an experiment.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
college
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From this reading She had studied sociology in college and abroad.
community
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From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
Days
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From this reading THE ANGEL OF THE GILA Days came and went.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
Esther
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From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
experiment
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From this reading The Bible school of Gila had ceased to be an experiment.
fact
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From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
GILA
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From this reading THE ANGEL OF THE GILA Days came and went.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Bible school of Gila had ceased to be an experiment.
heart
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From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had studied sociology in college and abroad.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
life
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From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
many
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From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
now
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From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ANGEL OF THE GILA Days came and went.
patent
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From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
reality
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From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
school
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From this reading The Bible school of Gila had ceased to be an experiment.
schoolhouse
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From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had studied sociology in college and abroad.
social
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From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
sociology
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From this reading She had studied sociology in college and abroad.
soul
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From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
studied
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From this reading She had studied sociology in college and abroad.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANGEL OF THE GILA Days came and went.
theorized
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From this reading She had theorized, as many do, about life; now, life itself, in its bald reality, was appealing to her heart and brain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bible school of Gila had ceased to be an experiment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a fact patent to all that the adobe schoolhouse had become the social center of the community, and that the soul of that center was Esther Bright.
went
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From this reading THE ANGEL OF THE GILA Days came and went.
