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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 “It is a sin to talk while music like that can be heard,” remarked one man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
Blank's
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From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
business
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “It is a sin to talk while music like that can be heard,” remarked one man.
causing
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
Church
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From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
committee-room
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
deacons
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
discussing
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
Down
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
enters
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
execution
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have found a genius in this new organist, Rector.”
genius
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From this reading “You have found a genius in this new organist, Rector.”
glorious
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have found a genius in this new organist, Rector.”
heard
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From this reading “It is a sin to talk while music like that can be heard,” remarked one man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is a sin to talk while music like that can be heard,” remarked one man.
like
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From this reading “It is a sin to talk while music like that can be heard,” remarked one man.
listen
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
loft
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From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
man
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From this reading “It is a sin to talk while music like that can be heard,” remarked one man.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
music
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
new
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From this reading “You have found a genius in this new organist, Rector.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
only
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
organist
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From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
paused
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
penetrated
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
People
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
personality
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
pertaining
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
player
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
practising
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From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
rector
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
remarked
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From this reading “It is a sin to talk while music like that can be heard,” remarked one man.
seated
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
several
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
sin
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From this reading “It is a sin to talk while music like that can be heard,” remarked one man.
some
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
sounds
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
St
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From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
street
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
strong
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
suspended
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
talk
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From this reading “It is a sin to talk while music like that can be heard,” remarked one man.
temporarily
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is a sin to talk while music like that can be heard,” remarked one man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You have found a genius in this new organist, Rector.”
thrilled
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From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
together
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
too
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
UP
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From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
well-being
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From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading People paused on the street to listen to the glorious sounds, and were thrilled by them, as one is only thrilled when the strong personality of the player enters into the execution.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Down into the committee-room, where several deacons and the young rector were seated discussing some question pertaining to the well-being of the church, the music penetrated too, causing the business which had brought them together, to be suspended temporarily.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “It is a sin to talk while music like that can be heard,” remarked one man.
whole
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From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have found a genius in this new organist, Rector.”
young
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From this reading UP in the loft of St Blank’s Church the young organist had been practising the whole morning.
