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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 He was a stranger in the land, and that was enough.
advised
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
any
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From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
appeared
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From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
call
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
came
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From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
carriage
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
chance
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From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
church
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
conducted
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From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
Cowles
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
criticise
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From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
deceived
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From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
down
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
easily
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From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
enough
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From this reading He was a stranger in the land, and that was enough.
evening
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
fairly
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From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
Farms
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
father
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From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
finely
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From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
form
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From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
friend
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
fully
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
guests
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From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a stranger in the land, and that was enough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
how
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From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a stranger in the land, and that was enough.
indeed
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From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
jumped
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
land
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From this reading He was a stranger in the land, and that was enough.
liking
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From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
Methodist
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
more
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
mother
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From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
Mr
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
nature
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From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
new
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
night
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
often
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From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
Orme
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
out
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
own
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
ready
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From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
recent
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
RUMORS
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
sent
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
sentiments
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
sermon
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
speech
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
stranger
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From this reading He was a stranger in the land, and that was enough.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
surprising
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From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was a stranger in the land, and that was enough.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
to-day
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From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
Wallingford
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
WAR
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
WARS
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From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a stranger in the land, and that was enough.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR We sent our carriage down to Wallingford that evening and had my new friend, Mr. Orme, out to Cowles' Farms for that night.
welcome
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From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I often think to-day how ready we were to welcome any who came, and how easily we might have been deceived as to the nature of such chance guests.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Orme so finely conducted himself that none might criticise him, and indeed both my father and mother appeared fairly to form a liking for him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This was the more surprising on the part of both, since they were fully advised of the nature of his recent speech, or sermon, or what you choose to call it, at the Methodist church, the sentiments of which scarce jumped with their own.
