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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 Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Cecile listened, half glad, half sorry, but, if the truth must be known, dimly understanding.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And Cecile listened, half glad, half sorry, but, if the truth must be known, dimly understanding.
CECILE
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From this reading CECILE GIVES HER HEART.
child
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
dimly
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From this reading And Cecile listened, half glad, half sorry, but, if the truth must be known, dimly understanding.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
down
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
explained
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
future
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
GIVES
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From this reading CECILE GIVES HER HEART.
glad
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From this reading And Cecile listened, half glad, half sorry, but, if the truth must be known, dimly understanding.
glorious
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
got
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From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
Guide
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Cecile listened, half glad, half sorry, but, if the truth must be known, dimly understanding.
HEART
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From this reading CECILE GIVES HER HEART.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CECILE GIVES HER HEART.
how
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And Cecile listened, half glad, half sorry, but, if the truth must be known, dimly understanding.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
Jesus
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
kitchen
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From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
knee
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From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
known
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From this reading And Cecile listened, half glad, half sorry, but, if the truth must be known, dimly understanding.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
listened
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From this reading And Cecile listened, half glad, half sorry, but, if the truth must be known, dimly understanding.
longing
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
Moseley
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
Moseley's
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From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
Mrs
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From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And Cecile listened, half glad, half sorry, but, if the truth must be known, dimly understanding.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
really
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
safe
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
sitting
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From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
snug
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From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
sorry
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From this reading And Cecile listened, half glad, half sorry, but, if the truth must be known, dimly understanding.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
thus
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From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
truth
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From this reading And Cecile listened, half glad, half sorry, but, if the truth must be known, dimly understanding.
understanding
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From this reading And Cecile listened, half glad, half sorry, but, if the truth must be known, dimly understanding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was thus, sitting at Mrs. Moseley's knee in that snug kitchen, that Cecile got her great question answered.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
wondering
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
world
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From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who told Cecile what a glorious future she had before her, and how safe her life down in this world really was.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was Mrs. Moseley who explained to the longing, wondering child, what Jesus the Guide would do, who Jesus the Guide really was.
