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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 Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
actions
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
anxious
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From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
away
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From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
beginnings
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From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
blessed
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
Cherish
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From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
child
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From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
childhood
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
deeds
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
efforts
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
family
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From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
felt
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From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
future
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From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
gave
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From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
gently
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From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
gifts
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From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
greatness
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From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
growth
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From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
guard
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From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
how
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From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
Lessons
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
lowly
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From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
man
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From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
many
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From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
measure
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From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
misdemeanour
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From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
MORAL
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From this reading MORAL SONGS.
Mould
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
Nature's
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From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
plan
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From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
shock
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From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
simple
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From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
small
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From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
SONGS
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From this reading MORAL SONGS.
spirit
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
taught
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
temper
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
then
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From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
things
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From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
Tom's
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From this reading The first shock of Tom’s misdemeanour passed away, though it still gave many an anxious thought to such of the family as felt responsible for him.
Use
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From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
well
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From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
Whereby
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cherish, then, the gifts of childhood, Use them gently, guard them well, For their future growth and greatness Who can measure, who can tell!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Think how simple things and lowly, Have a part in Nature’s plan, How the great hath small beginnings, And the child will be a man.
work
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
wrought
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From this reading Little efforts work great actions, Lessons in our childhood taught Mould the spirit of that temper Whereby blessed deeds are wrought.
