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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IT was curious how our four girls set about enlarging the prayer-meeting.
added
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From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
ago
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From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The wonder was," Eurie said, "that Christian people had not worked at it before.
attend
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From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "The wonder was," Eurie said, "that Christian people had not worked at it before.
cared
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From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
Christian
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From this reading "The wonder was," Eurie said, "that Christian people had not worked at it before.
curious
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From this reading IT was curious how our four girls set about enlarging the prayer-meeting.
done
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From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
enlarging
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From this reading IT was curious how our four girls set about enlarging the prayer-meeting.
Eurie
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From this reading "The wonder was," Eurie said, "that Christian people had not worked at it before.
four
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From this reading IT was curious how our four girls set about enlarging the prayer-meeting.
girls
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From this reading IT was curious how our four girls set about enlarging the prayer-meeting.
gone
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From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
hold
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From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
how
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From this reading IT was curious how our four girls set about enlarging the prayer-meeting.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
idea
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From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
invited
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From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was curious how our four girls set about enlarging the prayer-meeting.
just
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From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
KEEPING
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From this reading KEEPING THE PROMISE.
long
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From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
next
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From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The wonder was," Eurie said, "that Christian people had not worked at it before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading IT was curious how our four girls set about enlarging the prayer-meeting.
people
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From this reading "The wonder was," Eurie said, "that Christian people had not worked at it before.
please
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From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
prayer-meeting
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From this reading IT was curious how our four girls set about enlarging the prayer-meeting.
PROMISE
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From this reading KEEPING THE PROMISE.
said
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From this reading "The wonder was," Eurie said, "that Christian people had not worked at it before.
set
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From this reading IT was curious how our four girls set about enlarging the prayer-meeting.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
sure
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From this reading I am sure," she added, "that if anyone had invited me to attend, I should have gone long ago, just to please, if it was one that I cared to please."
taken
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From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KEEPING THE PROMISE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
thing
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From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That idea had taken hold of them as the next thing to be done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was curious how our four girls set about enlarging the prayer-meeting.
wonder
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From this reading "The wonder was," Eurie said, "that Christian people had not worked at it before.
worked
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From this reading "The wonder was," Eurie said, "that Christian people had not worked at it before.
