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074
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From this reading A Lowden Sabbath Morn_ was transcribed from the 1898 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, email ccx074@
1898
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From this reading A Lowden Sabbath Morn_ was transcribed from the 1898 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, email ccx074@
1916
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Lowden Sabbath Morn_ was transcribed from the 1898 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, email ccx074@
all
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
bed
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
Booth
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
ccx
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From this reading A Lowden Sabbath Morn_ was transcribed from the 1898 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, email ccx074@
Chatto
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
chief
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
child
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
conception
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
David
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
disregard
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
doubt
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From this reading _No doubt_, _to many_, _the evening service is no more than a duty fulfilled_.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
edition
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
email
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From this reading A Lowden Sabbath Morn_ was transcribed from the 1898 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, email ccx074@
evening
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From this reading _No doubt_, _to many_, _the evening service is no more than a duty fulfilled_.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
fulfilled
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From this reading _No doubt_, _to many_, _the evening service is no more than a duty fulfilled_.
goes
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
heavenly
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
house
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
indicate
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
knee
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
lack
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
lisps
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
Lowden
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From this reading A Lowden Sabbath Morn_ was transcribed from the 1898 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, email ccx074@
many
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From this reading _No doubt_, _to many_, _the evening service is no more than a duty fulfilled_.
meaning
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
miss
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
more
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From this reading _No doubt_, _to many_, _the evening service is no more than a duty fulfilled_.
Morn
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From this reading A Lowden Sabbath Morn_ was transcribed from the 1898 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, email ccx074@
mother's
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _No doubt_, _to many_, _the evening service is no more than a duty fulfilled_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
omission
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
only
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
prayer
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
Prayers
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
Price
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
proofing
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
protection
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
real
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
religious
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
reputable
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
Sabbath
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From this reading A Lowden Sabbath Morn_ was transcribed from the 1898 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, email ccx074@
sacred
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
Samoan
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
says
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
sense
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
service
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From this reading _No doubt_, _to many_, _the evening service is no more than a duty fulfilled_.
shamelessadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪmləs/
showing no sense of shame
From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
social
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
Stephen
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _No doubt_, _to many_, _the evening service is no more than a duty fulfilled_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _No doubt_, _to many_, _the evening service is no more than a duty fulfilled_.
training
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From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
transcribed
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
Vailima
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
Windus
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
words
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From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _The omission of this sacred duty would indicate_, _not only a lack of religious training in the house chief_, _but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life_.
Written
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From this reading _Prayers Written At Vailima_ was transcribed from the 1916 Chatto & Windus edition by David Price, proofing by Stephen Booth.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _The child who says his prayer at his mother’s knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily_, _yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten_.
