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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 two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
all
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
altogether
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From this reading Some of them were altogether too much pleased with the success of the Temperance Society and the Association for the Relief of the Poor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Fairweather had been dyspeptic and low-spirited of late, and was too languid for controversy.
Association
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From this reading Some of them were altogether too much pleased with the success of the Temperance Society and the Association for the Relief of the Poor.
associations
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Fairweather had been dyspeptic and low-spirited of late, and was too languid for controversy.
benevolent
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
busy
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
chiefly
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
considerable
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From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
controversy
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crowed
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From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
deacon
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discoursed
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
doctrinal
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
doctrine
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
dyspeptic
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From this reading The Reverend Mr. Fairweather had been dyspeptic and low-spirited of late, and was too languid for controversy.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
efforts
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
faced
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From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
Fairweather
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From this reading The Reverend Mr. Fairweather had been dyspeptic and low-spirited of late, and was too languid for controversy.
fighting-cocks
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From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
flapped
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From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
fundamental
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
Honeywood
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
human
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
languid
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From this reading The Reverend Mr. Fairweather had been dyspeptic and low-spirited of late, and was too languid for controversy.
late
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From this reading The Reverend Mr. Fairweather had been dyspeptic and low-spirited of late, and was too languid for controversy.
like
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From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
low-spirited
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From this reading The Reverend Mr. Fairweather had been dyspeptic and low-spirited of late, and was too languid for controversy.
matters
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
meeting-houses
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From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
motives
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
Mr
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From this reading The Reverend Mr. Fairweather had been dyspeptic and low-spirited of late, and was too languid for controversy.
much
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From this reading Some of them were altogether too much pleased with the success of the Temperance Society and the Association for the Relief of the Poor.
neglect
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
other
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From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
pair
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From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
people
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some of them were altogether too much pleased with the success of the Temperance Society and the Association for the Relief of the Poor.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of them were altogether too much pleased with the success of the Temperance Society and the Association for the Relief of the Poor.
practical
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
ReliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Some of them were altogether too much pleased with the success of the Temperance Society and the Association for the Relief of the Poor.
reminded
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
Reverend
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From this reading The Reverend Mr. Fairweather had been dyspeptic and low-spirited of late, and was too languid for controversy.
say
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
senior
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
Society
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From this reading Some of them were altogether too much pleased with the success of the Temperance Society and the Association for the Relief of the Poor.
some
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
special
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
subjects
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
success
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From this reading Some of them were altogether too much pleased with the success of the Temperance Society and the Association for the Relief of the Poor.
Temperance
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From this reading Some of them were altogether too much pleased with the success of the Temperance Society and the Association for the Relief of the Poor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of them were altogether too much pleased with the success of the Temperance Society and the Association for the Relief of the Poor.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
too
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From this reading The Reverend Mr. Fairweather had been dyspeptic and low-spirited of late, and was too languid for controversy.
two
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From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
ventured
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
very
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From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Fairweather had been dyspeptic and low-spirited of late, and was too languid for controversy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of them were altogether too much pleased with the success of the Temperance Society and the Association for the Relief of the Poor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
wings
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From this reading The two meeting-houses which faced each other like a pair of fighting-cocks had not flapped their wings or crowed at each other for a considerable time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Reverend Doctor Honeywood had been very busy with his benevolent associations, and had discoursed chiefly on practical matters, to the neglect of special doctrinal subjects.
worthlessness
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From this reading His senior deacon ventured to say to him that some of his people required to be reminded of the great fundamental doctrine of the worthlessness of all human efforts and motives.
