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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 Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
ate
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
basement
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From this reading The basement consisted of one low hall exactly six feet one inch from floor to rafters.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
came
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
church-house
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
church-yard
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From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
consisted
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From this reading The basement consisted of one low hall exactly six feet one inch from floor to rafters.
cottage
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From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
days
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
divine
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
evensong
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
exactly
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From this reading The basement consisted of one low hall exactly six feet one inch from floor to rafters.
feet
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From this reading The basement consisted of one low hall exactly six feet one inch from floor to rafters.
floor
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From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
folks
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The basement consisted of one low hall exactly six feet one inch from floor to rafters.
gave
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
gossip
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
ground
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From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
hall
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From this reading The basement consisted of one low hall exactly six feet one inch from floor to rafters.
hebdomadal
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
holy
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From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
house
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From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
hundred
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From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
inch
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From this reading The basement consisted of one low hall exactly six feet one inch from floor to rafters.
keeper's
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From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
lodge
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From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
low
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From this reading The basement consisted of one low hall exactly six feet one inch from floor to rafters.
meal
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
mid-day
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
nibbled
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From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
old
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The basement consisted of one low hall exactly six feet one inch from floor to rafters.
out
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From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
people
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
piece
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From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
prayer
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
quotient
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
rafters
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From this reading The basement consisted of one low hall exactly six feet one inch from floor to rafters.
received
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
said
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
SCHOOL
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From this reading SUNDAY SCHOOL.
service
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
six
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From this reading The basement consisted of one low hall exactly six feet one inch from floor to rafters.
Some
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
stayed
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From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
SUNDAY
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From this reading SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Sunday-school
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From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sunday-school on the ground floor of the keeper’s cottage that stood against the church-yard, in a piece nibbled out of holy ground.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
used
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From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some old folks said this cottage had been the church-house where in ancient days the people who came to divine service stayed between morning prayer and evensong, ate their mid-day meal and gave out and received their hebdomadal quotient of gossip.
years
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From this reading But such days were long over, the house had been used as a keeper’s lodge for at least a hundred years.
