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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 dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
aisles
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
alarm
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
all
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From this reading “What's all this mean?” he asked.
altar
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What's all this mean?” he asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
benefit
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
calmly
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
came
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From this reading “I came here for protection,” whined Craig, “to my own church and people.
checked
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
children
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
church
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From this reading “I came here for protection,” whined Craig, “to my own church and people.
coats
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
Confederate
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
congregation
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
Craig
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From this reading “I came here for protection,” whined Craig, “to my own church and people.
crowded
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
door
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
dozen
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
evangelist
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
expression
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
faces
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
facing
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I came here for protection,” whined Craig, “to my own church and people.
get
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
greater
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
hats
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What's all this mean?” he asked.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I came here for protection,” whined Craig, “to my own church and people.
human
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I came here for protection,” whined Craig, “to my own church and people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
kneeling
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
Lapsley
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
many
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
mass
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
mean
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From this reading “What's all this mean?” he asked.
men
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
ministers
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
mob
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
motley
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
Mr
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I came here for protection,” whined Craig, “to my own church and people.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
old
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
out
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
own
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From this reading “I came here for protection,” whined Craig, “to my own church and people.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
pastor
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
people
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From this reading “I came here for protection,” whined Craig, “to my own church and people.
prayers
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
protection
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From this reading “I came here for protection,” whined Craig, “to my own church and people.
scenes
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
shocked
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
soldier
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
some
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What's all this mean?” he asked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
travelling
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
two
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From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
up
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
used
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
violence
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From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
wet
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
What's
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From this reading “What's all this mean?” he asked.
whined
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From this reading “I came here for protection,” whined Craig, “to my own church and people.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The travelling evangelist seemed shocked out of expression; but the pastor, Mr. Lapsley, who was an old Confederate soldier, and used to scenes of violence, stood calmly facing them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The mob checked itself at the door, but the greater part of it crowded into the two aisles, a motley human mass, many of them without coats or hats.
women
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From this reading A dozen men and women and children were kneeling at the altar to get the benefit of the prayers of the ministers and the congregation, but they stood up in alarm, some of them with wet faces.
