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1656
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
all
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From this reading But the rulers looked upon them as plotting the downfall of all government and religion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the rulers looked upon them as plotting the downfall of all government and religion.
assembled
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
audience
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
banished
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From this reading They were banished from the colony.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the rulers looked upon them as plotting the downfall of all government and religion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
chair
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
colony
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From this reading They were banished from the colony.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
considered
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From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
converts
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From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
desire
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From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
doleful
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
downfall
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From this reading But the rulers looked upon them as plotting the downfall of all government and religion.
earnest
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From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
England
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From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
Fox
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From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
gave
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
George
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From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
government
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From this reading But the rulers looked upon them as plotting the downfall of all government and religion.
Grandfather
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
Heaven
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From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
history
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
how
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From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
impelled
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From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
known
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From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the rulers looked upon them as plotting the downfall of all government and religion.
love
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From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
Massachusetts
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
men
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From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
persecution
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
place
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From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
plotting
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From this reading But the rulers looked upon them as plotting the downfall of all government and religion.
pure
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From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
Quaker
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
raged
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
religion
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From this reading But the rulers looked upon them as plotting the downfall of all government and religion.
revelation
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From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
round
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
rulers
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From this reading But the rulers looked upon them as plotting the downfall of all government and religion.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
souls
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From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
three
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
twelve
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From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the rulers looked upon them as plotting the downfall of all government and religion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were banished from the colony.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They seemed to be impelled by an earnest love for the souls of men, and a pure desire to make known what they considered a revelation from Heaven.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
world
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From this reading He told them how, in the first place, twelve of the converts of George Fox, the first Quaker in the world, had come over from England.
years
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From this reading When his little audience next assembled round the chair, Grandfather gave them a doleful history of the Quaker persecution, which began in 1656, and raged for about three years in Massachusetts.
