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air
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From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
arrived
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From this reading When she arrived, they had just begun, and the door was shut.
awaking
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From this reading On awaking she was still in the skies.
away
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From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
begun
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From this reading When she arrived, they had just begun, and the door was shut.
bells
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From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
breakfast
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
carried
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From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
caught
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From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
day
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From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
door
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From this reading When she arrived, they had just begun, and the door was shut.
dressed
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
eat
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
filled
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From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
follow
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From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
God
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
got
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
hastened
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On awaking she was still in the skies.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS MUSIC LAWFUL?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
just
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From this reading When she arrived, they had just begun, and the door was shut.
LAWFUL
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From this reading IS MUSIC LAWFUL?
MUSIC
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From this reading IS MUSIC LAWFUL?
never
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On awaking she was still in the skies.
poured
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From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
room
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
Sabbath
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From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On awaking she was still in the skies.
shut
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From this reading When she arrived, they had just begun, and the door was shut.
skies
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From this reading On awaking she was still in the skies.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
sprang
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
still
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From this reading On awaking she was still in the skies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On awaking she was still in the skies.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she arrived, they had just begun, and the door was shut.
thirsty
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
thoughts
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From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
up
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
warmly
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On awaking she was still in the skies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she arrived, they had just begun, and the door was shut.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
whole
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From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
Word
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The thoughts that day poured in upon her would follow, but were caught and carried away by something which filled the whole air,--it was the Sabbath bells.
wrapped
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From this reading She sprang up and dressed herself, got something to eat in the breakfast room, wrapped herself warmly up, and hastened away;--never before had she been so thirsty for the Word of God!
