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adequate
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From this reading The help was adequate.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
all
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From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
Bart
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From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
became
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From this reading Toyner never became intoxicated again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
deprived
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From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
died
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From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
father
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From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
flowed
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From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
frugally
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From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
gradually
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From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
heaping
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From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The help was adequate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
holy
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From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
intoxicated
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From this reading Toyner never became intoxicated again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
joys
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From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
land
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From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
lap
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From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
life-giving
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From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
lived
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From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
man
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From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
money
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From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
more
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From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
mother
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From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toyner never became intoxicated again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
preacher
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From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
proceeds
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From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
quietly
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From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
realise
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From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
son
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From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
spiritual
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From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
stream
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From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
Toyner
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From this reading The spiritual strength that proceeds from every holy man had again flowed in life-giving stream from the preacher to Bart Toyner.
trust
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From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
two
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From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The help was adequate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
years
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From this reading His father died; and for two years or more the mother, who had lived frugally all her life, still lived frugally, although land and money had been left to her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The mother would not trust her son, and yet gradually she began to realise that it was he who was quietly heaping into her lap all those joys of which she had been so long deprived.
