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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 A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
accepted
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From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
Archbishop
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
bearing
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
become
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From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
came
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From this reading At his heels they came, scarcely in the ecclesiastical state which their dignity desired.
Cardinal
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
carriages
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From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
Church
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
clerics
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From this reading The two high clerics were on a common errand.
common
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From this reading The two high clerics were on a common errand.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
confusion
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From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
constable
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From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
crowd
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From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
De
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
desired
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From this reading At his heels they came, scarcely in the ecclesiastical state which their dignity desired.
dignitaries
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
dignity
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From this reading At his heels they came, scarcely in the ecclesiastical state which their dignity desired.
dinner
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
ecclesiastical
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From this reading At his heels they came, scarcely in the ecclesiastical state which their dignity desired.
encountering
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From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
England
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
errand
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From this reading The two high clerics were on a common errand.
establishment
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
Father
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
friendly
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From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
grace
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
heels
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From this reading At his heels they came, scarcely in the ecclesiastical state which their dignity desired.
high
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From this reading The two high clerics were on a common errand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At his heels they came, scarcely in the ecclesiastical state which their dignity desired.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
met
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
momentarily
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From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
Nevill
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
offered
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From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two high clerics were on a common errand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
ornaments
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
other
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From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
outskirts
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From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
people
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From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
pilot
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From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
press
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
PRIEST
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From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
riot
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From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
Roman
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
scarcely
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From this reading At his heels they came, scarcely in the ecclesiastical state which their dignity desired.
SEMINARY
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From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
services
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From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
state
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From this reading At his heels they came, scarcely in the ecclesiastical state which their dignity desired.
street
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From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
threatened
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From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
two
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From this reading The two high clerics were on a common errand.
Vere
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Their carriages encountering each other on the outskirts of the crowd, they had accepted the services of a friendly constable, who offered to pilot them through the excited people.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
worse
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From this reading A SEMINARY PRIEST In the street was riot; confusion which momentarily threatened to become worse confounded.
young
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From this reading In the press were dignitaries of the Church; that Archbishop whom we met at dinner; Cardinal De Vere, whose grace of bearing ornaments the Roman establishment in England; with him a young seminary priest, one Father Nevill.
