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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Pearl of Peace is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE PEACE-MAKER. _BY MRS. MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God." MATTHEW 5:9. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Chapter 1 of The Pearl of Peace is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."”
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading MATTHEW 5:9.
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From this reading MATTHEW 5:9.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
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From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _BY MRS.
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From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
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From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
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From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
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From this reading THE LITTLE PEACE-MAKER.
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From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading MATTHEW 5:9.
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From this reading _BY MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading THE LITTLE PEACE-MAKER.
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From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACE-MAKER.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MADELINE LESLIE._ "Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
