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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 _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
affect
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
afraid
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
ago
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
averted
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From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
Christians
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
church
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
consider
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
de
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
diary
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From this reading I will tell you why I have introduced this topic into my diary.
drink
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
eat
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
endeavours
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From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
escape
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From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
FAVOURED
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
folk
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
go
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
God
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
grimly
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
grown
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
Grundy
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
HELL
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I will tell you why I have introduced this topic into my diary.
introduced
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From this reading I will tell you why I have introduced this topic into my diary.
irreverence
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
lines
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
Locker-Lampson
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
looks
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From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
many
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
more
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
Mr
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
Mrs
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will tell you why I have introduced this topic into my diary.
NATURE
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
now
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
pitiable
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From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
plod
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
preaching
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
probably
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From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
rebuke
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
recall
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
received
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
Religion
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
satire
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
saw
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From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
scandalized
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
scheme
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
SEE
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
SERMON
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
SIGHTS
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
so-called
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
société
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
SOME
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
sternly
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
STRANGE
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
Sunday
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From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
taken
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will tell you why I have introduced this topic into my diary.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
text
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
there
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
topic
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From this reading I will tell you why I have introduced this topic into my diary.
trenchantly
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
true
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
turn
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
unnoticed
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From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
vers
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
verse
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
wearied
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I was in hell, I saw one there whom, save for his averted looks and pitiable endeavours to escape my observation, I should probably have passed unnoticed.
why
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From this reading I will tell you why I have introduced this topic into my diary.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will tell you why I have introduced this topic into my diary.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _I SEE SOME STRANGE SIGHTS IN HELL, AND AM FAVOURED WITH SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A SERMON._ "They eat, and drink, and scheme, and plod, They go to church on Sunday; And many are afraid of God, And more of Mrs. Grundy."
World
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From this reading It is a long time ago since Religion first took to preaching at the World, and now at last the World has grown wearied of it, and has taken in her turn to preaching at Religion; and in this verse by Mr. Locker-Lampson she has a text which is sternly, trenchantly, grimly true in its satire.
worldliness
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
worthlessness
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
writer
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From this reading I know there are folk who affect to be scandalized at what they consider an irreverence, but I for one can recall no sermon in which the worldliness and the worthlessness of many so-called Christians have received as terrible a rebuke as they have in these lines by a writer of _vers de société_.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will tell you why I have introduced this topic into my diary.
