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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 FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
ACQUAINTANCE
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
acted
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
afraid
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
any
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From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
avoid
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
better
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From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
Bible
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
came
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
Christian
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From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
continuing
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
conversation
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
convinced
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
decision
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
excuse
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
felt
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
FRESH
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
friend
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
Gates
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
give
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
hard
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
heavenwards
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From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
helping
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From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
hope
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From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
Inexperienced
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From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
interruption
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
Just
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
knees
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
knew
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From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
lead
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From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
less
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
liking
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
Longfellow
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
love
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From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
matter
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
missed
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
more
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
near
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
night
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
note
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
offered
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
older
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From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
only
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From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
opportunity
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
other
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
rightly
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
say
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
sincere
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
sorry
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
subject
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
thankful
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From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
view
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From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
wanted
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
way
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From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE 'I say Just what I think, and Nothing more or less.'--_Longfellow._ I was not missed that night, and no one came near me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And I felt that if I were to love any one, it must be one who could help and lead me in the right way, and who was an older and a better Christian than I was myself.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With my Bible on my knees, I felt quite convinced that I had acted rightly, and I was thankful that beyond a sincere liking for Captain Gates as a friend I had no other feeling to make my decision a hard matter.
wrote
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From this reading But I was sorry for Captain Gates, and wrote him a little note that same night, for I was afraid lest the interruption to our conversation should give him the excuse for continuing the subject when another opportunity offered itself, and that I wanted to avoid.
yoke
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From this reading Inexperienced as I was, I knew no Christian ought to yoke themselves with another, with only the hope of helping them heavenwards in view.
