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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 A WHITE SUNDAY.
allowed
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From this reading Early in the talk she overwhelmed and embarrassed Dr. Dennis with the request that she might be allowed to try that class.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Early in the talk she overwhelmed and embarrassed Dr. Dennis with the request that she might be allowed to try that class.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
boys
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From this reading Her heart was too full of plans concerning "those boys."
call
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
class
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From this reading Early in the talk she overwhelmed and embarrassed Dr. Dennis with the request that she might be allowed to try that class.
concerning
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From this reading Her heart was too full of plans concerning "those boys."
Dennis
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
discussed
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
Dr
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
Early
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From this reading Early in the talk she overwhelmed and embarrassed Dr. Dennis with the request that she might be allowed to try that class.
embarrassed
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From this reading Early in the talk she overwhelmed and embarrassed Dr. Dennis with the request that she might be allowed to try that class.
Flossy
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
forget
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
full
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From this reading Her heart was too full of plans concerning "those boys."
girls
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
granted
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From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
great
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
heart
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From this reading Her heart was too full of plans concerning "those boys."
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart was too full of plans concerning "those boys."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
interest
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
likely
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
made
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From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
Marion
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From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
matter
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Early in the talk she overwhelmed and embarrassed Dr. Dennis with the request that she might be allowed to try that class.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
Now
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From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her heart was too full of plans concerning "those boys."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
other
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
overwhelmed
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From this reading Early in the talk she overwhelmed and embarrassed Dr. Dennis with the request that she might be allowed to try that class.
place
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
plans
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From this reading Her heart was too full of plans concerning "those boys."
request
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From this reading Early in the talk she overwhelmed and embarrassed Dr. Dennis with the request that she might be allowed to try that class.
Ruth
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From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Early in the talk she overwhelmed and embarrassed Dr. Dennis with the request that she might be allowed to try that class.
SUNDAY
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From this reading A WHITE SUNDAY.
Sunday-school
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
take
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
talk
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From this reading Early in the talk she overwhelmed and embarrassed Dr. Dennis with the request that she might be allowed to try that class.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Her heart was too full of plans concerning "those boys."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
too
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From this reading Her heart was too full of plans concerning "those boys."
topics
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From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
try
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From this reading Early in the talk she overwhelmed and embarrassed Dr. Dennis with the request that she might be allowed to try that class.
unhesitatingly
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From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
WHITE
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From this reading A WHITE SUNDAY.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AMONG other topics that were discussed with great interest during that call at Dr. Dennis' was the Sunday-school, and the place that our girls were to take in it, Flossy was not likely to forget that matter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now if it had been Ruth or Marion who had made the same request, it would have been unhesitatingly granted.
