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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 THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
absolute
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From this reading A church and two school-houses had been built to supply the absolute want, and were in full use.
accommodation
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From this reading Growth in the homes had necessitated ampler accommodation for scholars and worshippers outside.
ACT
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From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
ampler
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From this reading Growth in the homes had necessitated ampler accommodation for scholars and worshippers outside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A church and two school-houses had been built to supply the absolute want, and were in full use.
built
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From this reading A church and two school-houses had been built to supply the absolute want, and were in full use.
capital
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From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
church
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From this reading A church and two school-houses had been built to supply the absolute want, and were in full use.
Crown
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From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
darkness
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From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Growth in the homes had necessitated ampler accommodation for scholars and worshippers outside.
full
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From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
GOD
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From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
got
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From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
Growth
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From this reading Growth in the homes had necessitated ampler accommodation for scholars and worshippers outside.
H
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From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Growth in the homes had necessitated ampler accommodation for scholars and worshippers outside.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
happenings
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From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
hearts
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From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
homes
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From this reading Growth in the homes had necessitated ampler accommodation for scholars and worshippers outside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Growth in the homes had necessitated ampler accommodation for scholars and worshippers outside.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
invocation
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From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
islands
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From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
meaning
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From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
monumental
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From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
necessitated
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From this reading Growth in the homes had necessitated ampler accommodation for scholars and worshippers outside.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
original
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From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
out
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From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Growth in the homes had necessitated ampler accommodation for scholars and worshippers outside.
progress
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From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
quarters
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From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
quiet
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From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
r
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From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
rapidly
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From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
record
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From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
rising
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From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
scholars
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From this reading Growth in the homes had necessitated ampler accommodation for scholars and worshippers outside.
school-houses
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From this reading A church and two school-houses had been built to supply the absolute want, and were in full use.
some
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From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
supply
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From this reading A church and two school-houses had been built to supply the absolute want, and were in full use.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
two
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From this reading A church and two school-houses had been built to supply the absolute want, and were in full use.
understanding
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From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
use
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From this reading A church and two school-houses had been built to supply the absolute want, and were in full use.
visible
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From this reading The r and the capital H had got into "Crown Him!" and in some quarters a visible understanding of the meaning of the invocation.
want
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From this reading A church and two school-houses had been built to supply the absolute want, and were in full use.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
workers
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From this reading The islands were rising rapidly out of their original darkness, and the hearts of the workers were as full as their hands.
worshippers
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From this reading Growth in the homes had necessitated ampler accommodation for scholars and worshippers outside.
year
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From this reading THE ACT OF GOD A full year of quiet progress left no monumental happenings to record.
