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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 One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
all
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
aloud
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It has at last failed!
awful
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
church
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From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
cr
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
devoid
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From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
die
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
dwells
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
ears
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
electrify
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
enough
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
eyes
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From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
failed
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From this reading It has at last failed!
final
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
former
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
groaned
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
immortality
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
inside
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
instrument
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
k
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has at last failed!
Like
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
Lingering
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
loath
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
memorable
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
mildly
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
more
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
music
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
naught
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From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
organ
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From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
parish
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From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
parishioners
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From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
possess
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
produced
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
proof
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
Pullingham
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From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
r
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
served
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
shriek
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
sittings
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
sounds
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
squeaked
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
Sunday
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
sweet
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
sweetness
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
terrifying
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The parish church of Pullingham is as naught in the eyes of the parishioners, in that it is devoid of an organ.
then
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
there
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
thoughts
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
unfortunate
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
very
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
wandering
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
weird
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From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One memorable Sunday it groaned aloud,--then squeaked mildly; cr--r--r--k went something in its inside; there was a final shriek, more weird than the former, and then all was still!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
WORDSWORTH
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
years
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From this reading No sweet sounds can be produced from the awful and terrifying instrument that for years has served to electrify the ears of those unfortunate enough to possess sittings in the church.
yieldeth
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From this reading "Where music dwells Lingering, and wandering on, as loath to die, Like thoughts whose very sweetness yieldeth proof That they were born for immortality."--WORDSWORTH.
