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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 They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
accomplished
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From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
all
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
awaking
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From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
battle
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
beautiful
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
birth
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From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
bitter
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From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
briefly
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
bright
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From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
condemn
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From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
daughter
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
dear
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
destined
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
dreams
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
early
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From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
enough
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
example
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From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
familiar
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From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
few
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
fight
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
forth
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From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
full
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
glance
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
grew
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
home
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From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
homes
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
influences
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From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
instead
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From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
join
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
judge
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From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
judging
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From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
kept
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
Kingsley's
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
link
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
lives
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
maidenhood
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
many
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From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
midst
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
more
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From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
most
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
Nansie's
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
nature
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From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
often
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From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
past
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
pernicious
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
phases
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
pity
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From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
poison
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
poorer
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
present
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
pure
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
purer
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From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
refining
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From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
respect
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From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
rose
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
sad
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From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
shone
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From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
springtime
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
standpoint
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From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
struggle
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
surroundings
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
sweet
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From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
sweetest
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
There
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From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
threads
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
too
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From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
training
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From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
visions
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were few poorer homes than Nansie's, there were few lives more full of struggle, but she kept herself and those most dear to her pure through all the bitter phases of the battle she was destined to fight.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In respect of these influences Nansie's home shone forth a sweet and bright example of what may be accomplished when the early training is good.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In judging them we judge them from our standpoint instead of theirs, and we too often condemn where we should pity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They poison many, and the awaking would be sad and bitter were the home influences with which they were from their birth familiar of a purer and more refining nature.
years
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
young
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From this reading Before, however, we join the threads which link the past with the present, we will briefly glance through the years during which Nansie's and Kingsley's daughter grew into the beautiful springtime of young maidenhood, and before whom fair visions rose even in the midst of surroundings pernicious enough to poison the sweetest dreams.
