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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 J. ARTHUR BALCOMB RETREATS The Providence that protects children and drunkards also extends a saving hand to amateur theatricals.
also
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From this reading J. ARTHUR BALCOMB RETREATS The Providence that protects children and drunkards also extends a saving hand to amateur theatricals.
amateur
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading J. ARTHUR BALCOMB RETREATS The Providence that protects children and drunkards also extends a saving hand to amateur theatricals.
any
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
ARTHUR
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
Athenæum
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audience
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From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
BALCOMB
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From this reading J. ARTHUR BALCOMB RETREATS The Providence that protects children and drunkards also extends a saving hand to amateur theatricals.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
befall
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From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The change in the cast had excited much comment both in the audience and on the stage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
capacity
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From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
Carr
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From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
cast
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change
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From this reading The change in the cast had excited much comment both in the audience and on the stage.
children
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Christian
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
Club
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From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
comment
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From this reading The change in the cast had excited much comment both in the audience and on the stage.
confessed
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
Dameron
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
Deceivers
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From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
delays
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From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
Dramatic
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From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
drunkards
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ebbing
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From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The change in the cast had excited much comment both in the audience and on the stage.
extends
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fast
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From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
fate
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
feelings
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
hand
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heart
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
held
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
holding
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
J
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
living
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From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
made
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From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
more
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From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
Mrs
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From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
much
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From this reading The change in the cast had excited much comment both in the audience and on the stage.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
occasion
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From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The change in the cast had excited much comment both in the audience and on the stage.
performances
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From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
prepared
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
presented
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From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
prompt-book
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
protects
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From this reading J. ARTHUR BALCOMB RETREATS The Providence that protects children and drunkards also extends a saving hand to amateur theatricals.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading J. ARTHUR BALCOMB RETREATS The Providence that protects children and drunkards also extends a saving hand to amateur theatricals.
RETREATS
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From this reading J. ARTHUR BALCOMB RETREATS The Providence that protects children and drunkards also extends a saving hand to amateur theatricals.
sat
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
saving
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From this reading J. ARTHUR BALCOMB RETREATS The Providence that protects children and drunkards also extends a saving hand to amateur theatricals.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
slips
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From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
stage
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From this reading The change in the cast had excited much comment both in the audience and on the stage.
taken
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From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
tested
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From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading J. ARTHUR BALCOMB RETREATS The Providence that protects children and drunkards also extends a saving hand to amateur theatricals.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading J. ARTHUR BALCOMB RETREATS The Providence that protects children and drunkards also extends a saving hand to amateur theatricals.
theatricals
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From this reading J. ARTHUR BALCOMB RETREATS The Providence that protects children and drunkards also extends a saving hand to amateur theatricals.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading J. ARTHUR BALCOMB RETREATS The Providence that protects children and drunkards also extends a saving hand to amateur theatricals.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
undoubtedly
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From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
usually
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From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a great occasion for Mrs. Carr, as she had undoubtedly taken the Dramatic Club when its life was ebbing fast and made a living thing of it.
wings
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Deceivers Ever_ was presented, with no more delays and slips than usually befall amateur performances, before an audience that tested the capacity of the Athenæum.
Zelda
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From this reading She sat in the wings holding the prompt-book and prepared for any fate; and it must be confessed that in her heart she held anything but Christian feelings toward Zelda Dameron.
