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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 In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
affairs
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
all
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From this reading She wanted to be up and doing all the time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
anxiety
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
anxious
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From this reading She was anxious for visible fruit before the seed was fairly into the ground.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
Aunt
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From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wanted to be up and doing all the time.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was anxious for visible fruit before the seed was fairly into the ground.
Blair's
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From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
child
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
common-sense
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
danger
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
differed
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From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
doing
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From this reading She wanted to be up and doing all the time.
essentially
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From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was inclined to be for ever hauling up the tiny shoots to see how the roots were getting on.
fairly
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From this reading She was anxious for visible fruit before the seed was fairly into the ground.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was anxious for visible fruit before the seed was fairly into the ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
fruit
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From this reading She was anxious for visible fruit before the seed was fairly into the ground.
FRUITS
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From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
garden
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
getting
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From this reading She was inclined to be for ever hauling up the tiny shoots to see how the roots were getting on.
ground
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From this reading She was anxious for visible fruit before the seed was fairly into the ground.
Harvey's
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From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
hauling
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From this reading She was inclined to be for ever hauling up the tiny shoots to see how the roots were getting on.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
how
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From this reading She was inclined to be for ever hauling up the tiny shoots to see how the roots were getting on.
ideas
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From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
inclined
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From this reading She was inclined to be for ever hauling up the tiny shoots to see how the roots were getting on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was anxious for visible fruit before the seed was fairly into the ground.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
Jannet
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From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
Kenneth
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From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
like
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
matter
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
methods
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From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
missionary
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From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was inclined to be for ever hauling up the tiny shoots to see how the roots were getting on.
ordinary
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
practical
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
progress
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
retarding
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
roots
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From this reading She was inclined to be for ever hauling up the tiny shoots to see how the roots were getting on.
rule
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
see
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From this reading She was inclined to be for ever hauling up the tiny shoots to see how the roots were getting on.
seed
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From this reading She was anxious for visible fruit before the seed was fairly into the ground.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted to be up and doing all the time.
shoots
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From this reading She was inclined to be for ever hauling up the tiny shoots to see how the roots were getting on.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wanted to be up and doing all the time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted to be up and doing all the time.
tiny
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From this reading She was inclined to be for ever hauling up the tiny shoots to see how the roots were getting on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wanted to be up and doing all the time.
up
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From this reading She wanted to be up and doing all the time.
very
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From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
visible
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From this reading She was anxious for visible fruit before the seed was fairly into the ground.
wanted
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From this reading She wanted to be up and doing all the time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was anxious for visible fruit before the seed was fairly into the ground.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was inclined to be for ever hauling up the tiny shoots to see how the roots were getting on.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In spite of the practical common-sense which she brought as a rule to the ordinary affairs of life, she was, in this matter, like a child with its first garden, in danger of retarding by her very anxiety for progress.
work
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From this reading FIRST FRUITS Aunt Jannet Harvey's ideas of missionary work and methods differed essentially from Kenneth Blair's.
