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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 It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
abroad
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From this reading "Oh, how I wish I could travel abroad and see foreign lands!" he exclaimed.
all
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
Bridgewater
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bring
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called
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From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
comfort
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
company
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From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jack could have wished the road to Bridgewater a hundred miles long, he had so much to say and so much to hear.
Countries
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From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
delight
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From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Oh, how I wish I could travel abroad and see foreign lands!" he exclaimed.
explanations
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
extreme
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From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
Fleming
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From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
Fleming's
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
foreign
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From this reading "Oh, how I wish I could travel abroad and see foreign lands!" he exclaimed.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
friend
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From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
fully
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
Germany
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From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
GOSSIP
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jack could have wished the road to Bridgewater a hundred miles long, he had so much to say and so much to hear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack could have wished the road to Bridgewater a hundred miles long, he had so much to say and so much to hear.
heart
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
Holland
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From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
HOME
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From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
how
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From this reading "Oh, how I wish I could travel abroad and see foreign lands!" he exclaimed.
hundred
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From this reading Jack could have wished the road to Bridgewater a hundred miles long, he had so much to say and so much to hear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, how I wish I could travel abroad and see foreign lands!" he exclaimed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
Jack
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From this reading Jack could have wished the road to Bridgewater a hundred miles long, he had so much to say and so much to hear.
Jerusalem
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From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
lands
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From this reading "Oh, how I wish I could travel abroad and see foreign lands!" he exclaimed.
listen
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
Low
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From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
Master
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From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
miles
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From this reading Jack could have wished the road to Bridgewater a hundred miles long, he had so much to say and so much to hear.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
much
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From this reading Jack could have wished the road to Bridgewater a hundred miles long, he had so much to say and so much to hear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, how I wish I could travel abroad and see foreign lands!" he exclaimed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
out
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
pleasure
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From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
pour
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
questions
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
raised
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
reading
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
remarks
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
road
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From this reading Jack could have wished the road to Bridgewater a hundred miles long, he had so much to say and so much to hear.
Rome
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From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
say
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From this reading Jack could have wished the road to Bridgewater a hundred miles long, he had so much to say and so much to hear.
Scripture
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
see
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From this reading "Oh, how I wish I could travel abroad and see foreign lands!" he exclaimed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jack could have wished the road to Bridgewater a hundred miles long, he had so much to say and so much to hear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
travel
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From this reading "Oh, how I wish I could travel abroad and see foreign lands!" he exclaimed.
understood
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From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
usually
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From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
well
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From this reading To his extreme delight, he found that Master Fleming had been in Rome and even in Jerusalem, as well as in Germany, and the Low Countries, as Holland was usually called.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a great comfort to pour out his heart to one who understood him fully, to bring forward all the questions which the reading of Scripture had raised in his mind, and to listen to Master Fleming's explanations and remarks.
wish
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From this reading "Oh, how I wish I could travel abroad and see foreign lands!" he exclaimed.
wished
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From this reading Jack could have wished the road to Bridgewater a hundred miles long, he had so much to say and so much to hear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
young
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From this reading HOME GOSSIP TO our young friend, the journey to Bridgewater in company with Master Fleming was one long pleasure.
