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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 The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
all
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From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
Aunt
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
beamed
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From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sid had learned his lesson days before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
benediction
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From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
bent
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From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
Breakfast
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
built
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
chapter
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
chose
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From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
courses
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
days
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From this reading Sid had learned his lesson days before.
delivered
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
down
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From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
energies
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From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
family
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
find
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From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
five
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From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
get
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From this reading Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”
girded
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From this reading Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”
grim
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
ground
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
Law
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
learned
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From this reading Sid had learned his lesson days before.
lesson
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From this reading Sid had learned his lesson days before.
like
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From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
loins
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From this reading Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”
memorizing
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From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
mortar
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
Mosaic
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
Mount
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From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
originality
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
peaceful
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From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
Polly
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
prayer
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
quotations
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
rose
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From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
Scriptural
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
Sermon
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From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
shorter
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From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
Sid
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From this reading Sid had learned his lesson days before.
Sinai
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”
solid
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
speak
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From this reading Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”
summit
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
sun
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From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
Then
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From this reading Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”
together
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
Tom
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From this reading Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”
tranquil
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From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
up
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
verses
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From this reading Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”
village
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From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
welded
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
work
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From this reading Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”
world
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From this reading The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction.
worship
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From this reading Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Law, as from Sinai.
