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Ester Ried
Ester Ried

Chapter III

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THE SUNDAY LESSON.
Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.
Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.
It was a quiet October Sabbath afternoon.
The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.
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Ester Ried

Chapter III

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SUNDAY LESSON.
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Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.
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Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.
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It was a quiet October Sabbath afternoon.
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The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

Learner Dictionary

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

Afternoon noun US /ˈafternoon/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It was a quiet October Sabbath afternoon.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.”

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.”

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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 It was a quiet October Sabbath afternoon.

afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It was a quiet October Sabbath afternoon.

Alfred

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From this reading Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

business

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From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

chance

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From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

coming

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From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

commenced

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From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

deal

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From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

far

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From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

generally

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From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

gone

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From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

hand

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

hour

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From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a quiet October Sabbath afternoon.

Julia

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From this reading Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.

law

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From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

LESSON

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From this reading THE SUNDAY LESSON.

lessons

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From this reading Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

made

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From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

Mrs

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From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

October

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From this reading It was a quiet October Sabbath afternoon.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

quiet

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From this reading It was a quiet October Sabbath afternoon.

Ried

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From this reading Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.

Sabbath

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From this reading It was a quiet October Sabbath afternoon.

Sabbath-school

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From this reading Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

side

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

sitting-room

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From this reading Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

spent

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From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

stand

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From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

studying

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From this reading Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.

SUNDAY

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From this reading THE SUNDAY LESSON.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SUNDAY LESSON.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

thus

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From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

together

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From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

twins

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From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

two

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From this reading Those two were generally to be found together; being twins, they had commenced _life_ together, and had thus far gone side by side.

used

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From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was a quiet October Sabbath afternoon.

week

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From this reading The twins had a great deal of business on hand during the week, and the Sabbath-school lesson used to stand a fair chance of being forgotten; so Mrs. Ried had made a law that half an hour of every Sabbath afternoon should be spent in studying the lesson for the coming Sabbath.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Alfred and Julia Ried were in the sitting-room, studying their Sabbath-school lessons.