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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 But at that hour he went no further than to arrange them conveniently on a table at his side.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That they might touch the hearts of men And bring them back to heaven again."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
arrange
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From this reading But at that hour he went no further than to arrange them conveniently on a table at his side.
arrived
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From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at that hour he went no further than to arrange them conveniently on a table at his side.
awhile
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From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
back
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From this reading That they might touch the hearts of men And bring them back to heaven again."
banner'd
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
box
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From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
bring
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From this reading That they might touch the hearts of men And bring them back to heaven again."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at that hour he went no further than to arrange them conveniently on a table at his side.
Caird
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From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
conveniently
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From this reading But at that hour he went no further than to arrange them conveniently on a table at his side.
DONALD
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
earth
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From this reading "God sent his singers upon earth, With songs of sadness and of mirth.
FATHER
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
further
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From this reading But at that hour he went no further than to arrange them conveniently on a table at his side.
go
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From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
God
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From this reading "God sent his singers upon earth, With songs of sadness and of mirth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
hall
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
harps
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
heard
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From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
hearts
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From this reading That they might touch the hearts of men And bring them back to heaven again."
heaven
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From this reading That they might touch the hearts of men And bring them back to heaven again."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
hour
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From this reading But at that hour he went no further than to arrange them conveniently on a table at his side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
lance
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
made
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
men
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From this reading That they might touch the hearts of men And bring them back to heaven again."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That they might touch the hearts of men And bring them back to heaven again."
Minister
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From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
mirth
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From this reading "God sent his singers upon earth, With songs of sadness and of mirth.
Mrs
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From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But at that hour he went no further than to arrange them conveniently on a table at his side.
note
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "God sent his singers upon earth, With songs of sadness and of mirth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
PLEASES
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
proud
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
read
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From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
rejoiced
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
sadness
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From this reading "God sent his singers upon earth, With songs of sadness and of mirth.
said
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From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
sent
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From this reading "God sent his singers upon earth, With songs of sadness and of mirth.
side
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From this reading But at that hour he went no further than to arrange them conveniently on a table at his side.
singers
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From this reading "God sent his singers upon earth, With songs of sadness and of mirth.
songs
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
souls
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
spear
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
table
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From this reading But at that hour he went no further than to arrange them conveniently on a table at his side.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But at that hour he went no further than to arrange them conveniently on a table at his side.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That they might touch the hearts of men And bring them back to heaven again."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That they might touch the hearts of men And bring them back to heaven again."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That they might touch the hearts of men And bring them back to heaven again."
Thrill
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
touch
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From this reading That they might touch the hearts of men And bring them back to heaven again."
unpacking
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From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "God sent his singers upon earth, With songs of sadness and of mirth.
wall
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From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at that hour he went no further than to arrange them conveniently on a table at his side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DONALD PLEASES HIS FATHER "The songs our souls rejoiced to hear When harps were in the hall; And each proud note made lance and spear Thrill on the banner'd wall.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "God sent his singers upon earth, With songs of sadness and of mirth.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Minister had said he would go and read awhile, and Mrs. Caird had heard him unpacking the box of books that had arrived.
