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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 Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
accepted
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From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
adopted
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
agreement
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From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
belief
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From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
Bryant
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
Calvinistic
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From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
common
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From this reading Our experience is a common one.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
Cullen
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
discovered
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From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
divinity
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
early
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From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
education
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From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
else
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
experience
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From this reading Our experience is a common one.
Five
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From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
grew
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From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
heard
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our experience is a common one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
many
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From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
Number
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From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
occasionally
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From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
old
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From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our experience is a common one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
Orthodox
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From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
points
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From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
pulpit
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
questions
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From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
religious
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From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
says
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
supposed
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
system
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From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
talked
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From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
taught
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
up
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From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
views
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From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
William
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
world
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
years
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From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
