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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 WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Aydelots
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From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
back
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
blossom
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
BURDEN
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
Carey
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From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
cut
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
fail
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
fields
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
figtree
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
flock
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
fold
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
fruit
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
future
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
getting
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
GRASSHOPPER
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
HABAKKUK
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From this reading --HABAKKUK.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
health
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
herd
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
Horace
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From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet I will rejoice in the Lord.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
interested
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From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
intermittently
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From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
Jim
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
Jim's
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From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
labor
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
Lord
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From this reading Yet I will rejoice in the Lord.
many
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
meat
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
namely
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From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
neighbors
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From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
off
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
olive
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
only
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From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
people
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
physician
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
products
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
regarding
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet I will rejoice in the Lord.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Shirley
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
stalls
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
talks
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
there
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
topic
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From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
vines
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
West
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From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was only one topic in which Horace Carey was but intermittently interested, namely, Jim's neighbors--the Aydelots.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Jim Shirley was getting back to health, he and his physician had many long talks regarding the West and its future; its products and its people.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yet I will rejoice in the Lord.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I will rejoice in the Lord.
yield
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From this reading WHEN THE GRASSHOPPER WAS A BURDEN Although the figtree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
