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accomplish
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From this reading Just how she was going to accomplish this she was not certain.
all
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From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
almost
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From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
assured
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From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FLOSSY SHIPLEY'S first day at Sabbath-school was different.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
BEGINS
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From this reading FLOSSY "BEGINS."
boys
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From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
carefully
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From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
certain
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From this reading Just how she was going to accomplish this she was not certain.
class
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From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
day
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From this reading FLOSSY SHIPLEY'S first day at Sabbath-school was different.
different
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From this reading FLOSSY SHIPLEY'S first day at Sabbath-school was different.
else
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From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
first
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From this reading FLOSSY SHIPLEY'S first day at Sabbath-school was different.
FLOSSY
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From this reading FLOSSY "BEGINS."
going
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From this reading Just how she was going to accomplish this she was not certain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
how
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From this reading Just how she was going to accomplish this she was not certain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
indeed
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From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
Just
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From this reading Just how she was going to accomplish this she was not certain.
lesson
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From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
men
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From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
more
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From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
most
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From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Just how she was going to accomplish this she was not certain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
prayerfully
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From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
quiet
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From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
Sabbath-school
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From this reading FLOSSY SHIPLEY'S first day at Sabbath-school was different.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
SHIPLEY'S
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From this reading FLOSSY SHIPLEY'S first day at Sabbath-school was different.
sort
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From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
studied
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From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just how she was going to accomplish this she was not certain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
trepidation
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From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FLOSSY SHIPLEY'S first day at Sabbath-school was different.
week
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From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
went
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From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
words
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From this reading She had studied the words of the lesson most carefully and prayerfully; indeed, they had been more in her mind all the week than had anything else.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
young
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From this reading She went over to the class of boys, who were almost young men, with trepidation indeed, and yet with an assured sort of feeling that they would be quiet.
