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A Little Catechism
A Little Catechism

Chapter I

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Little Children.
_A Catalogue of Books_, &c.
Husband Mr. _Joseph Rowlandson_, &c.
Remarks on the Affairs of Trade of _England_ and _Ireland_, &c.
_Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Little Catechism

Chapter I

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Little Children.
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_A Catalogue of Books_, &c.
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Husband Mr. _Joseph Rowlandson_, &c.
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Remarks on the Affairs of Trade of _England_ and _Ireland_, &c.
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_Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

Duty noun US /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading “_Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Little Children.”

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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 _A Catalogue of Books_, &c.

Affairs

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From this reading Remarks on the Affairs of Trade of _England_ and _Ireland_, &c.

all

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Remarks on the Affairs of Trade of _England_ and _Ireland_, &c.

asserted

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

BooksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading _A Catalogue of Books_, &c.

c

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From this reading _A Catalogue of Books_, &c.

Canonical

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

Catalogue

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From this reading _A Catalogue of Books_, &c.

Children

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From this reading Little Children.

Cleri

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

Desiderium

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

Desire

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

DutynounUS /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

England

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From this reading Remarks on the Affairs of Trade of _England_ and _Ireland_, &c.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

Gospel

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

Hearers

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

Husband

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From this reading Husband Mr. _Joseph Rowlandson_, &c.

Ireland

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From this reading Remarks on the Affairs of Trade of _England_ and _Ireland_, &c.

Joseph

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From this reading Husband Mr. _Joseph Rowlandson_, &c.

LittlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Little Children.

Ministers

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

Mr

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From this reading Husband Mr. _Joseph Rowlandson_, &c.

Obedience

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _A Catalogue of Books_, &c.

Officium

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Remarks on the Affairs of Trade of _England_ and _Ireland_, &c.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

Populi

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

proved

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From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

Remarks

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From this reading Remarks on the Affairs of Trade of _England_ and _Ireland_, &c.

Rowlandson

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From this reading Husband Mr. _Joseph Rowlandson_, &c.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Remarks on the Affairs of Trade of _England_ and _Ireland_, &c.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Officium Cleri Desiderium Populi_, or Canonical Obedience asserted and proved to be the Duty of Gospel Ministers, and the Desire of all good Hearers.

Trade

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From this reading Remarks on the Affairs of Trade of _England_ and _Ireland_, &c.