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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 SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
arriving
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
autumn
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
became
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
berlins
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
boasted
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
brick
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
Bruton
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
building
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
calash
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
chaises
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
church
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
churchyard
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From this reading The churchyard, too, was pleasant, though somewhat crowded with the dead.
coach
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
crowded
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From this reading The churchyard, too, was pleasant, though somewhat crowded with the dead.
Darden
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
DAY'S
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The churchyard, too, was pleasant, though somewhat crowded with the dead.
decorous
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
drawn
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
dust
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
dusty
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
enough
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
fence
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
fire
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
fragrance
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
gates
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
Gideon
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
gift
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
gigantic
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
glories
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
grass
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
gravestones
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
green
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
grew
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
gum
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
Haward
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
highroad
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
hitching-posts
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
house
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
ivy
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
large
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
locust-trees
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
master
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
number
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
oaks
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
ornament
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
painted
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
piece
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
pillar
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The churchyard, too, was pleasant, though somewhat crowded with the dead.
Poplar
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
prone
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
ran
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
Reverend
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
rival
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
roses
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
SABBATH
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
saddle-horses
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
shade
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
shaded
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
somewhat
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From this reading The churchyard, too, was pleasant, though somewhat crowded with the dead.
spire
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
Spring
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
strip
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
sward
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
There
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
thick
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The churchyard, too, was pleasant, though somewhat crowded with the dead.
three
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
tied
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
too
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From this reading The churchyard, too, was pleasant, though somewhat crowded with the dead.
trampled
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
trees
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
turf
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
two
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
up
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From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
very
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
View
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From this reading Outside the gates,--a gift from the first master of Fair View,--between the churchyard and the dusty highroad ran a long strip of trampled turf, shaded by locust-trees and by one gigantic gum that became in the autumn a pillar of fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.
white
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
wild
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From this reading There were oaks for shade, and wild roses for fragrance, and the grass between the long gravestones, prone upon mortal dust, grew very thick and green.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
worship
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From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A SABBATH DAY’S JOURNEY Although the house of worship which boasted as its ornament the Reverend Gideon Darden was not so large and handsome as Bruton church, nor could rival the painted glories of Poplar Spring, it was yet a building good enough,--of brick, with a fair white spire and a decorous mantle of ivy.
