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The Children's Pilgrimage
The Children's Pilgrimage

Chapter XVII

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"SUSIE."
Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.
What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.
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The Children's Pilgrimage

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"SUSIE."
Line 2
Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.
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What lay behind the scenes, what must shock a more refined taste, never came to her knowledge.
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To her that fervent, passionate meeting seemed always like the very gate of heaven.
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To her the Jesus she had long been seeking had at last come, come close, and entered into her heart of hearts.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.”

Been auxiliary verb US /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.”

Behind preposition US /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.”

Come noun US /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.”

Last noun US /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.”

Long noun US /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.”

Must modal verb US /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.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Cecile had never anything more to say to the Salvation Army.”

Seemed noun US /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.”

Taste verb US /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.”

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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.