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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 With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
affliction
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From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
aided
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From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
arrangements
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
awoke
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
boat
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From this reading In making his journey he concluded to take a boat conveyance to Chatham, and a trading vessel thence to his native city.
care
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
Chatham
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From this reading In making his journey he concluded to take a boat conveyance to Chatham, and a trading vessel thence to his native city.
city
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From this reading In making his journey he concluded to take a boat conveyance to Chatham, and a trading vessel thence to his native city.
coming
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
concluded
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From this reading In making his journey he concluded to take a boat conveyance to Chatham, and a trading vessel thence to his native city.
consciousness
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
consigned
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
conveyance
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
deepest
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From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
down
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
Dubois
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From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
early
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
family
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
form
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
friends
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From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In making his journey he concluded to take a boat conveyance to Chatham, and a trading vessel thence to his native city.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
home
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
house
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From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
immediately
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
John
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In making his journey he concluded to take a boat conveyance to Chatham, and a trading vessel thence to his native city.
laboring
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
Lansdowne
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
light
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
making
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
manifested
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From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
Miramichi
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
missionary
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
Mr
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
native
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From this reading In making his journey he concluded to take a boat conveyance to Chatham, and a trading vessel thence to his native city.
now
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
possible
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From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
return
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
rivers
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
safe
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
SEPARATION
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From this reading THE SEPARATION.
settlement
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From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
spring
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
St
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
sympathy
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From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In making his journey he concluded to take a boat conveyance to Chatham, and a trading vessel thence to his native city.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEPARATION.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading In making his journey he concluded to take a boat conveyance to Chatham, and a trading vessel thence to his native city.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
trading
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From this reading In making his journey he concluded to take a boat conveyance to Chatham, and a trading vessel thence to his native city.
up
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
vessel
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From this reading In making his journey he concluded to take a boat conveyance to Chatham, and a trading vessel thence to his native city.
way
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From this reading His friends at the Dubois house manifested the deepest sympathy in his affliction, and aided him in every possible way.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
winter
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From this reading The missionary, who since the early spring had been laboring up and down the rivers St. John and Miramichi, now concluded to return to his family for the coming winter.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the morning light and the return to the settlement, Mr. Lansdowne awoke to a consciousness of the duty immediately before him, that of making arrangements for the safe conveyance home of the precious form now consigned to his care.
