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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 I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE GREAT HOUSE.
back
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From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
bade
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From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
bestow
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From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
bestowed
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
book
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
care
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
carried
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
charity
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From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
down
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From this reading It was still early, when I went down stairs.
early
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From this reading It was still early, when I went down stairs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
Gospel
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From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE GREAT HOUSE.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
HOUSE
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From this reading AT THE GREAT HOUSE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
leaves
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From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
Matthew's
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From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
means
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From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
Mistress
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
New
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
out
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From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
own
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From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
Patience
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
pleasure
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
price
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From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
read
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From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
real
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
received
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
room
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
season
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
spelling
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From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
spend
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From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
St
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From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
stairs
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From this reading It was still early, when I went down stairs.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still early, when I went down stairs.
Suffolk
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
Testament
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From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE GREAT HOUSE.
there
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From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
turning
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From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
verse
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From this reading I read to her a little in the beginning of St. Matthew's Gospel, and left her turning over the leaves and spelling out a verse here and there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still early, when I went down stairs.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still early, when I went down stairs.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN I returned to Suffolk House, which I took care to do in good season, I bestowed my book of the New Testament in my room, and the next morning I carried it to Mistress Patience, who received it with real pleasure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would by no means take back the price of the book, but bade me bestow it in charity, if I would not spend it for mine own pleasure.
