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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 "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gypsy was lying on the hearthrug, looking at Miss Gubbins' old picture Bible.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
Bethlehem
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Bible
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From this reading Gypsy was lying on the hearthrug, looking at Miss Gubbins' old picture Bible.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
boys
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From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
breathlessly
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From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
busily
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From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
called
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From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
cheeks
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From this reading Then she stood on her feet with flushed cheeks.
Christmas
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From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
consultation
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corner
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days
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From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
feet
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few
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From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
flushed
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From this reading Then she stood on her feet with flushed cheeks.
following
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full
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God
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From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
Gubbins
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From this reading Gypsy was lying on the hearthrug, looking at Miss Gubbins' old picture Bible.
Gypsy
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From this reading Gypsy was lying on the hearthrug, looking at Miss Gubbins' old picture Bible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
hearthrug
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From this reading Gypsy was lying on the hearthrug, looking at Miss Gubbins' old picture Bible.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
Holy
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From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
looking
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From this reading Gypsy was lying on the hearthrug, looking at Miss Gubbins' old picture Bible.
lying
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From this reading Gypsy was lying on the hearthrug, looking at Miss Gubbins' old picture Bible.
men
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From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
Miss
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From this reading Gypsy was lying on the hearthrug, looking at Miss Gubbins' old picture Bible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
old
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From this reading Gypsy was lying on the hearthrug, looking at Miss Gubbins' old picture Bible.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gypsy was lying on the hearthrug, looking at Miss Gubbins' old picture Bible.
only
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From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
out
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From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
pages
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picture
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From this reading Gypsy was lying on the hearthrug, looking at Miss Gubbins' old picture Bible.
pictures
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From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
room
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From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
shepherds
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From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
slowly
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Son
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From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
spelled
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From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
Star
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From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
started
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From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she stood on her feet with flushed cheeks.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
Sunday
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From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
Then
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From this reading Then she stood on her feet with flushed cheeks.
ThingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
thoughts
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From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
turned
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From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The "Holy Thing" IT was Sunday afternoon, and only a few days before Christmas.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
whispered
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From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
wise
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From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boys, after a long whispered consultation in a corner of the room, had disappeared, and Gypsy, with her thoughts full of the "Star of Bethlehem," was thinking busily as she slowly turned the pages, and looked at the pictures of the shepherds and the wise men.
words
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From this reading Suddenly she started, and spelled out breathlessly the following words:— "That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
