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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 We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I yet in time?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
arm
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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
asked
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From this reading I asked.
Ay
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From this reading "Ay and no," said he.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
begun
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
blessing
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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
church
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
congregation
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
expedition
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
extraordinary
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
first
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
forth
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
four
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
home-going
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
house
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I yet in time?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Am I yet in time?"
last
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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
made
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
MEMORIAL
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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
minister's
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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
mouth
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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Ay and no," said he.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
out
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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
safe
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
said
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From this reading "Ay and no," said he.
scarce
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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
Stewart
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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
street
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
thronged
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
time
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From this reading "Am I yet in time?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
walls
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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
word
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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister's mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Am I yet in time?"
