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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 Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
all
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From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
Arthur
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From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dame Barbara continued her school, now as large as she could manage.
Barbara
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From this reading Dame Barbara continued her school, now as large as she could manage.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
blessings
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From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
Bridgewater
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From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
carrying
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From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
chapter
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From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
CONFIDENCES
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From this reading CONFIDENCES.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dame Barbara continued her school, now as large as she could manage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dame Barbara continued her school, now as large as she could manage.
Dame
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From this reading Dame Barbara continued her school, now as large as she could manage.
events
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From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
five
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From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
Fleming
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From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
four
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From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
friends
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From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
friendship
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From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
grown
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From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
heads
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From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dame Barbara continued her school, now as large as she could manage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
Holford
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From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
intimate
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From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
Jack
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From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
knowledge
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From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
large
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From this reading Dame Barbara continued her school, now as large as she could manage.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
led
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From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
London
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From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
made
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From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
manage
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From this reading Dame Barbara continued her school, now as large as she could manage.
Master
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From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
more
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From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
now
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From this reading Dame Barbara continued her school, now as large as she could manage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
quietly
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From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
recorded
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From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
school
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From this reading Dame Barbara continued her school, now as large as she could manage.
Scriptures
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From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dame Barbara continued her school, now as large as she could manage.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
Some
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From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
thanks
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From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
uncle
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From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
up
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From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
visit
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From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
warm
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From this reading Jack had made more than one journey to Holford to visit his uncle and Arthur, between whom and himself had grown up a warm and intimate friendship.
way
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From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
weeks
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From this reading Some four or five weeks had passed quietly over the heads of our friends since the events recorded in our last chapter.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Master Fleming had returned to London, carrying with him the thanks and blessings of all the poor in Bridgewater, and of all whom he had led into the knowledge of the Scriptures and the way of life.
