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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 What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
always
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From this reading To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.
Army
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From this reading Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
came
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From this reading What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
Cecile
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From this reading Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.
close
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From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
entered
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From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
fervent
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From this reading To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
gate
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From this reading To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.
heart
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From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
hearts
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From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
heaven
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From this reading To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
Jesus
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From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
knowledge
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From this reading What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
lay
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From this reading What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
like
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From this reading To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
meeting
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From this reading To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
more
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From this reading Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
passionate
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From this reading To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
refined
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From this reading What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
Salvation
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From this reading Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.
say
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From this reading Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.
scenes
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From this reading What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
seeking
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From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
shock
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From this reading What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
SUSIE
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From this reading "SUSIE."
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.
very
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From this reading To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.