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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 discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
all
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sermon had lasted an hour; and the poor children had not understood a word of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
asleep
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
card
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From this reading “The discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
chapel
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
cherish
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
children
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From this reading The sermon had lasted an hour; and the poor children had not understood a word of it.
discipline
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From this reading “The discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
faces
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
girls
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
grown-up
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sermon had lasted an hour; and the poor children had not understood a word of it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
hate
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
hearts
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
hour
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From this reading The sermon had lasted an hour; and the poor children had not understood a word of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sermon had lasted an hour; and the poor children had not understood a word of it.
kiss
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
lasted
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From this reading The sermon had lasted an hour; and the poor children had not understood a word of it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
Mary
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sermon had lasted an hour; and the poor children had not understood a word of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
ones
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
others
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sermon had lasted an hour; and the poor children had not understood a word of it.
preacher
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From this reading “The discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
quiet
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
rancour
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
reading
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From this reading “The discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
round
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
sacrifice
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
said
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From this reading “The discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
schoolfellow
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
sentiments
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
sermon
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From this reading The sermon had lasted an hour; and the poor children had not understood a word of it.
servant
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
slight
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
small
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From this reading “The discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
some
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
stir
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
teacher
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
teachers
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
there
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
tiny
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
to-morrow
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From this reading “The discipline for to-morrow is this....” said the preacher, reading from a small card.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
twitched
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
understood
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From this reading The sermon had lasted an hour; and the poor children had not understood a word of it.
Virgin
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From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
weariness
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
word
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From this reading The sermon had lasted an hour; and the poor children had not understood a word of it.
yawned
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From this reading In the twilight of the chapel there was a slight stir among the grown-up girls and teachers; the little ones remained quiet; some of them were asleep, others yawned behind tiny hands, and their small round faces twitched with weariness.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will sacrifice to the Virgin Mary all the sentiments of rancour that you cherish in your hearts, and you will kiss the schoolfellow, the teacher, or the servant whom you think you hate.”
