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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 It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
affections
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From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
ANGEL
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
angelic
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From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
barbarism
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
boy
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From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
certain
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
chronological
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
civilized
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
day
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From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
depths
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
enlightened
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
enthusiasm
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From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
epochs
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From this reading Every individual, if he had the requisite wisdom, could make up a list of epochs in his own experience.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
events
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
experience
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
eyes
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
FARES
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
fixed
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
ground
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every individual, if he had the requisite wisdom, could make up a list of epochs in his own experience.
HARRY
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
history
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Every individual, if he had the requisite wisdom, could make up a list of epochs in his own experience.
imagination
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From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
important
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
individual
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
invests
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From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
LEAVE
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
list
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From this reading Every individual, if he had the requisite wisdom, could make up a list of epochs in his own experience.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
longer
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
lowest
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every individual, if he had the requisite wisdom, could make up a list of epochs in his own experience.
marked
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
memorable
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
nations
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
own
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From this reading Every individual, if he had the requisite wisdom, could make up a list of epochs in his own experience.
pauper
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From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
points
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
present
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
progress
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
reader
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records
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
referring
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rendered
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
requisite
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From this reading Every individual, if he had the requisite wisdom, could make up a list of epochs in his own experience.
see
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
sees
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From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
state
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
SUMPTUOUSLY
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
table
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
TAKES
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
there
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
up
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
well
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FARES SUMPTUOUSLY, AND TAKES LEAVE OF THE LITTLE ANGEL When Harry could no longer see the little angel, he fixed his eyes upon the ground, and continued to think of her.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
wisdom
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From this reading Every individual, if he had the requisite wisdom, could make up a list of epochs in his own experience.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is not every day that a pauper boy sees an angel, or even one whom the enthusiasm of the imagination invests with angelic purity and angelic affections.
world
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From this reading In the records of individual experience, as well as in the history of the world, there are certain points of time which are rendered memorable by important events.
young
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From this reading By referring to a chronological table, the young reader will see the great events which have marked the progress of civilized nations from the lowest depths of barbarism up to their present enlightened state.
