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all
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From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
Annunciation
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as they left that station Sister Hyacinthe rose up and clapped her hands.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
begin
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From this reading Let us begin the Rosary.”
Blessed
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From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as they left that station Sister Hyacinthe rose up and clapped her hands.
carriage
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
chaplet
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
children
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From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
clapped
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From this reading But as they left that station Sister Hyacinthe rose up and clapped her hands.
comfortable
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From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
Finding
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
five
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
forget
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From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
got
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From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But as they left that station Sister Hyacinthe rose up and clapped her hands.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But as they left that station Sister Hyacinthe rose up and clapped her hands.
Hyacinthe
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From this reading But as they left that station Sister Hyacinthe rose up and clapped her hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
Jesus
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
joyful
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
kind
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From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as they left that station Sister Hyacinthe rose up and clapped her hands.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us begin the Rosary.”
making
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From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
much
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From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
mysteries
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
Nativity
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
occupied
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From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
Purification
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
Rosary
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From this reading Let us begin the Rosary.”
rose
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From this reading But as they left that station Sister Hyacinthe rose up and clapped her hands.
said
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From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
setting
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From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
Sister
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From this reading But as they left that station Sister Hyacinthe rose up and clapped her hands.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
station
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From this reading But as they left that station Sister Hyacinthe rose up and clapped her hands.
Tarbes
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From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
Temple
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But as they left that station Sister Hyacinthe rose up and clapped her hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
Then
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
things
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From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
up
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From this reading But as they left that station Sister Hyacinthe rose up and clapped her hands.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
very
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From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
Virgin
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From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
Visitation
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Until they got to Tarbes they were all very much occupied in setting things in order and making themselves comfortable.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “My children,” said she, “we must not forget the Blessed Virgin who has been so kind to us.
whole
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From this reading Then the whole carriage repeated the first chaplet--the five joyful mysteries, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Purification, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
