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acts
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From this reading By many gracious acts, she endeared herself to her simple-minded companions.
Amy's
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By many gracious acts, she endeared herself to her simple-minded companions.
caring
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
child
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
companions
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From this reading By many gracious acts, she endeared herself to her simple-minded companions.
confidences
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From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
down
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From this reading One evening, Ross and his sweetheart were walking up and down in front of the refugees’ tent.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
endeared
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From this reading By many gracious acts, she endeared herself to her simple-minded companions.
evening
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From this reading One evening, Ross and his sweetheart were walking up and down in front of the refugees’ tent.
exchanged
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From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
fallen
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From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
Fort
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From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
fretful
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
front
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From this reading One evening, Ross and his sweetheart were walking up and down in front of the refugees’ tent.
gentle
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
gracious
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From this reading By many gracious acts, she endeared herself to her simple-minded companions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
heart-broken
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading By many gracious acts, she endeared herself to her simple-minded companions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening, Ross and his sweetheart were walking up and down in front of the refugees’ tent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
La
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From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
learned
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
lived
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From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
lot
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From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
love
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
many
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From this reading By many gracious acts, she endeared herself to her simple-minded companions.
Meigs
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From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
mother
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
much
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
nurse
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, Ross and his sweetheart were walking up and down in front of the refugees’ tent.
other
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From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
refugees
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From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
respect
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
Ross
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From this reading One evening, Ross and his sweetheart were walking up and down in front of the refugees’ tent.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By many gracious acts, she endeared herself to her simple-minded companions.
shed
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From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
short
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From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
sick
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
simple-minded
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From this reading By many gracious acts, she endeared herself to her simple-minded companions.
spent
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
stay
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From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
sweet-faced
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
sweetheart
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From this reading One evening, Ross and his sweetheart were walking up and down in front of the refugees’ tent.
tears
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From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
tent
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From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
time
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By many gracious acts, she endeared herself to her simple-minded companions.
trials
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From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
two
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From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
up
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From this reading One evening, Ross and his sweetheart were walking up and down in front of the refugees’ tent.
Violette
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From this reading La Violette, during her short stay at Fort Meigs, lived in the tent of the refugees.
walking
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From this reading One evening, Ross and his sweetheart were walking up and down in front of the refugees’ tent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One evening, Ross and his sweetheart were walking up and down in front of the refugees’ tent.
women
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From this reading The two women exchanged confidences; and each shed tears over the trials that had fallen to the lot of the other.
young
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From this reading She spent much of her time in caring for Amy’s sick and fretful child; and the heart-broken young mother learned to love and respect the gentle, sweet-faced nurse.
