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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
Adela
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From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
almost
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From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
announcement
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From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
bachelor
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From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had wondered whether the Manor pew would be occupied to-day, but it was not.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had wondered whether the Manor pew would be occupied to-day, but it was not.
church
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From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
congregation
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From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
corner
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From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
cowered
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From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
deep
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From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
emphasis
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From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
excessive
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From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
eyes
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From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
hearers
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From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
high
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From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
kind
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From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
Manor
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From this reading She had wondered whether the Manor pew would be occupied to-day, but it was not.
Marian
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From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
Mr
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From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
Mutimer
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From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
names
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From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had wondered whether the Manor pew would be occupied to-day, but it was not.
occupied
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From this reading She had wondered whether the Manor pew would be occupied to-day, but it was not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
only
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From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
parish
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From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
pew
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From this reading She had wondered whether the Manor pew would be occupied to-day, but it was not.
pews
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From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
pierced
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From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
reverberating
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From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
Richard
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From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had wondered whether the Manor pew would be occupied to-day, but it was not.
spinster
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From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
Sunday
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From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
thoughts
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From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
to-day
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From this reading She had wondered whether the Manor pew would be occupied to-day, but it was not.
too
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From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
utter
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From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
voice
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From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
Waltham
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From this reading ‘Between Richard Mutimer, bachelor, and Adela Marian Waltham, spinster, both of this parish.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pews were high; Adela almost cowered in her corner, feeling pierced with the eyes, with the thoughts too, of the congregation about her.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She had wondered whether the Manor pew would be occupied to-day, but it was not.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To one of his hearers he seemed to utter the names with excessive emphasis, his deep voice reverberating in the church.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had wondered whether the Manor pew would be occupied to-day, but it was not.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had wondered whether the Manor pew would be occupied to-day, but it was not.
Wyvern
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From this reading It was the only announcement of the kind that Mr. Wyvern had to make this Sunday.
