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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 EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
abandoned
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From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
ALLOTMENT
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From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
Bit
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From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
brought
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From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
CURE
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From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Lady Harriet Wiseman did find the vicar a wife, though not just then.
down
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From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
embraced
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From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
EXHIBITS
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From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
FIGHTING
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From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
find
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From this reading Lady Harriet Wiseman did find the vicar a wife, though not just then.
first
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From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
gossips
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From this reading The village gossips were right.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
Harriet
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From this reading Lady Harriet Wiseman did find the vicar a wife, though not just then.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
Holy
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From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
HUNGER
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From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
ideas
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From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
just
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From this reading Lady Harriet Wiseman did find the vicar a wife, though not just then.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Harriet Wiseman did find the vicar a wife, though not just then.
life
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From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
LITTLE
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From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
MIXED
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From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
moderated
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From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
MORE
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From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Harriet Wiseman did find the vicar a wife, though not just then.
obligations
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From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
parish
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From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
PHILANTHROPY
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From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
PLUS
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From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
prosaic
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From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
realities
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From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
right
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From this reading The village gossips were right.
SORT
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From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING--THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
then
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From this reading Lady Harriet Wiseman did find the vicar a wife, though not just then.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Lady Harriet Wiseman did find the vicar a wife, though not just then.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
unheard
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From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
vague
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From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
vicar
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From this reading Lady Harriet Wiseman did find the vicar a wife, though not just then.
vicar's
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From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
village
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From this reading The village gossips were right.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The village gossips were right.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
wife
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From this reading Lady Harriet Wiseman did find the vicar a wife, though not just then.
Wiseman
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From this reading Lady Harriet Wiseman did find the vicar a wife, though not just then.
Writ
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From this reading Bit by bit he was brought down to the prosaic realities of parish life, which embraced obligations unheard of in Holy Writ.
young
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From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
zeal
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From this reading The vicar's young zeal, his vague ideas, had first to be moderated or abandoned.
