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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 Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
account
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From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
also
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From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
any
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From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
Apjohn's
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From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
Cantor
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From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
Carmarthen
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From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
Church
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
Cousin
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From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
creek
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
crowd
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
detained
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From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
elaborate
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From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
Explanation
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From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
followed
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From this reading Then the lunch followed, just as Isabel had said.
four
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
funeral
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From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then the lunch followed, just as Isabel had said.
held
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
Henry
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From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
honoured
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From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
invitation
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From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
Isabel
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From this reading Then the lunch followed, just as Isabel had said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
Joseph
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From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
just
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
labourer
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From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
large
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
lawyer
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From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
Llanfeare
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
lowered
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
lunch
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From this reading Then the lunch followed, just as Isabel had said.
many
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From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
miles
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
more
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
old
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
people
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From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
place
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From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
present
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
reader
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From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
respect
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
river
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
runs
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
said
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From this reading Then the lunch followed, just as Isabel had said.
sea
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
specially
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From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
squire
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
stands
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
tenant
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From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
tenants
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From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
Then
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From this reading Then the lunch followed, just as Isabel had said.
there
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From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
town
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From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
vaultnounUS /vɔːlt/
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every tenant and every labourer about the place was there; as also were many of the people from Carmarthen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Llanfeare Church, which stands on a point of a little river just as it runs into a creek of the sea, is not more than four miles distant from the town; but such was the respect in which the old squire was held that a large crowd was present as the body was lowered into the vault.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr Apjohn's Explanation The reader need not be detained with any elaborate account of the funeral.
younger
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From this reading There was Cousin Henry, and there were the doctor and the lawyer, and there were the tenants who had been specially honoured by invitation, and there was Joseph Cantor the younger.
