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Charles Duran

Chapter III

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HIS EARLY TRAINING.
"Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."
Prov. xxii, 6.
The proper training of children is of the utmost importance.
Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.
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Charles Duran

Chapter III

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HIS EARLY TRAINING.
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"Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."
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Prov. xxii, 6.
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The proper training of children is of the utmost importance.
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Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.

Learner Dictionary

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

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.”

All words in this reading · 39

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6

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From this reading Prov. xxii, 6.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

child

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From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

children

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From this reading The proper training of children is of the utmost importance.

depart

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From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

depend

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From this reading Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.

EARLY

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From this reading HIS EARLY TRAINING.

extent

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From this reading Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

go

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From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.

happiness

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From this reading Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading HIS EARLY TRAINING.

importance

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From this reading The proper training of children is of the utmost importance.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The proper training of children is of the utmost importance.

old

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From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

proper

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From this reading The proper training of children is of the utmost importance.

Prov

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From this reading Prov. xxii, 6.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.

Train

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From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

TRAINING

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From this reading HIS EARLY TRAINING.

up

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From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.

usefulness

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From this reading Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.

utmost

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From this reading The proper training of children is of the utmost importance.

way

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From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it."

world

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From this reading Upon it to a great extent depend their usefulness and happiness in the world.

xxii

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From this reading Prov. xxii, 6.