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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 A FAMILY GATHERING.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
again
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From this reading The month of September has come round again, when once more we take a look there.
All
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From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
beautiful
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From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
beds
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
Benvourd
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From this reading FOURTEEN years have passed since our first glimpse of Benvourd House and its inmates.
bleat
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From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
come
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From this reading The month of September has come round again, when once more we take a look there.
complement
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
confesses
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
denies
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
Eden
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From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
enter
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From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
fact
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
FAMILY
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From this reading A FAMILY GATHERING.
filled
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
first
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From this reading FOURTEEN years have passed since our first glimpse of Benvourd House and its inmates.
FOURTEEN
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From this reading FOURTEEN years have passed since our first glimpse of Benvourd House and its inmates.
full
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
garret
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
GATHERING
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From this reading A FAMILY GATHERING.
glimpse
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From this reading FOURTEEN years have passed since our first glimpse of Benvourd House and its inmates.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The month of September has come round again, when once more we take a look there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FOURTEEN years have passed since our first glimpse of Benvourd House and its inmates.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
House
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From this reading FOURTEEN years have passed since our first glimpse of Benvourd House and its inmates.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
inmates
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From this reading FOURTEEN years have passed since our first glimpse of Benvourd House and its inmates.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading FOURTEEN years have passed since our first glimpse of Benvourd House and its inmates.
land
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From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
little
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
look
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From this reading The month of September has come round again, when once more we take a look there.
Macleod
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
mansion
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From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
meet
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From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
month
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From this reading The month of September has come round again, when once more we take a look there.
more
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From this reading The month of September has come round again, when once more we take a look there.
Mr
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
o'er
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From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
once
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From this reading The month of September has come round again, when once more we take a look there.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
pains
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From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
passed
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From this reading FOURTEEN years have passed since our first glimpse of Benvourd House and its inmates.
pillows
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
rest
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From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
room
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
round
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From this reading The month of September has come round again, when once more we take a look there.
says
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
September
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From this reading The month of September has come round again, when once more we take a look there.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading FOURTEEN years have passed since our first glimpse of Benvourd House and its inmates.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
sure
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
surely
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
take
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From this reading The month of September has come round again, when once more we take a look there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
there
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From this reading The month of September has come round again, when once more we take a look there.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
three
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
trials
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From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
visitors
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
wife
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From this reading The house is full of visitors—so full, that Mr. Macleod says there must surely be three beds in every room; but his wife denies that fact, though she confesses that every little garret room is filled, and she is not sure that every one has a full complement of pillows.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We shall meet in the Eden above, In that beautiful land of the bleat; All our trials and pains will be o'er When we enter that mansion of rest."
years
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From this reading FOURTEEN years have passed since our first glimpse of Benvourd House and its inmates.
