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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 The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That young lady had seen about twenty-five years of life's vicissitudes, and had sharpened her wits thereon.
allowed
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From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the meantime an interval of comparative peace had come to Kirtland.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That young lady had seen about twenty-five years of life's vicissitudes, and had sharpened her wits thereon.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
came
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From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the meantime an interval of comparative peace had come to Kirtland.
company
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From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
comparative
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From this reading In the meantime an interval of comparative peace had come to Kirtland.
converts
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From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
day
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From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
death
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From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
discovered
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From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
down
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From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
east
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From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
Elvira
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From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
female
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From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
fields
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From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
friends
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From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
Gentiles
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From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime an interval of comparative peace had come to Kirtland.
Halsey
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From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
hill
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From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime an interval of comparative peace had come to Kirtland.
interval
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From this reading In the meantime an interval of comparative peace had come to Kirtland.
invitation
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From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
Kirtland
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From this reading In the meantime an interval of comparative peace had come to Kirtland.
lady
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From this reading That young lady had seen about twenty-five years of life's vicissitudes, and had sharpened her wits thereon.
life's
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From this reading That young lady had seen about twenty-five years of life's vicissitudes, and had sharpened her wits thereon.
lost
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From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
market
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From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime an interval of comparative peace had come to Kirtland.
meet
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From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
more
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From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
new
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From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime an interval of comparative peace had come to Kirtland.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
peace
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From this reading In the meantime an interval of comparative peace had come to Kirtland.
produce
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From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
relative
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From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
religious
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From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
Saints
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From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
seen
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From this reading That young lady had seen about twenty-five years of life's vicissitudes, and had sharpened her wits thereon.
sharpened
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From this reading That young lady had seen about twenty-five years of life's vicissitudes, and had sharpened her wits thereon.
slumber
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From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
summer
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From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
Susannah
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From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime an interval of comparative peace had come to Kirtland.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
thereon
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From this reading That young lady had seen about twenty-five years of life's vicissitudes, and had sharpened her wits thereon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the meantime an interval of comparative peace had come to Kirtland.
town
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From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
travelling
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From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
twenty-five
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From this reading That young lady had seen about twenty-five years of life's vicissitudes, and had sharpened her wits thereon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A female relative of Halsey, having lost her friends by death, came from the east to Kirtland upon his invitation.
vicissitudes
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From this reading That young lady had seen about twenty-five years of life's vicissitudes, and had sharpened her wits thereon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Susannah went down the hill one summer day to meet the travelling company of new converts which brought Elvira Halsey.
wits
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From this reading That young lady had seen about twenty-five years of life's vicissitudes, and had sharpened her wits thereon.
years
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From this reading That young lady had seen about twenty-five years of life's vicissitudes, and had sharpened her wits thereon.
young
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From this reading That young lady had seen about twenty-five years of life's vicissitudes, and had sharpened her wits thereon.
zeal
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From this reading The Gentiles, because they discovered that the town was a good market for the produce of more fields than the Saints could till, allowed their religious zeal to slumber.
