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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 Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
apostles
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
beloved
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From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
blessedness
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
bright
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
burning
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
cast
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
Come
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From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
day
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
Dr
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
end
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
entered
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
eyes
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
faces
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From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
familiar
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
family
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
far
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
February
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
fellow-men
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From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
Fergusson
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
fire
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
first
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
following
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From this reading "A framed sunbeam," said Dr. Fergusson, following her looks.
framed
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From this reading "A framed sunbeam," said Dr. Fergusson, following her looks.
frosty
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
FUTURE
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From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
gave
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
glow
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
go
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From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
hall
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
haste
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From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
hearts
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
help
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
Jean
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
latter
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
little
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
looks
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From this reading "A framed sunbeam," said Dr. Fergusson, following her looks.
loving
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
MacDonald
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
Margarets
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
mother
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
paid
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
pale
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From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
pallidness
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
picture
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
pictures
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
race
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
recognised
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
said
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From this reading "A framed sunbeam," said Dr. Fergusson, following her looks.
saviour
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
servants
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
share
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
startnounUS /stɑrt/
a sudden movement of surprise in a specific situation in this story
From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
still
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
summer
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From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
sunbeam
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From this reading "A framed sunbeam," said Dr. Fergusson, following her looks.
Sunnie
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
Sunnie's
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
together
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
visit
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From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
wandered
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From this reading As Jean entered the familiar hall, and her eyes wandered to the family pictures and the race of Margarets, she gave a little start as she recognised Sunnie's picture amongst them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IT was a bright, frosty day, the latter end of February, when Dr. Fergusson and Jean paid their first visit together to Sunnie and her mother.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THEIR FUTURE "Come, my beloved! we will haste and go To those pale faces of our fellow-men!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our loving hearts, burning with summer fire, Will cast a glow upon their pallidness; Our hands will help them, far as servants may; Hands are apostles still to saviour hearts, So we may share their blessedness with them."—MacDonald.
