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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 BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
absent
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around the Court or Council-House stood guards.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
assembled
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From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
bell
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
BETRAYED
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From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
Caio
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From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
church
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From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
circumstances
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From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
congregation
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From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
Council-House
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From this reading Around the Court or Council-House stood guards.
Court
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From this reading Around the Court or Council-House stood guards.
dislike
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
English
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
exceptionally
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From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
existing
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From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
Fear
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
find
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the foot of the gallows sat Sheena moaning, and swaying herself to her musical and rhythmic keening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
forced
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
fresh
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
gallows
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From this reading At the foot of the gallows sat Sheena moaning, and swaying herself to her musical and rhythmic keening.
God
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
guards
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From this reading Around the Court or Council-House stood guards.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the foot of the gallows sat Sheena moaning, and swaying herself to her musical and rhythmic keening.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the foot of the gallows sat Sheena moaning, and swaying herself to her musical and rhythmic keening.
hideous
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
house
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
keening
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From this reading At the foot of the gallows sat Sheena moaning, and swaying herself to her musical and rhythmic keening.
large
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From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
led
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
man
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
many
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
men
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
moaning
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From this reading At the foot of the gallows sat Sheena moaning, and swaying herself to her musical and rhythmic keening.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
musical
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From this reading At the foot of the gallows sat Sheena moaning, and swaying herself to her musical and rhythmic keening.
Normans
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
occasion
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
occupied
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Around the Court or Council-House stood guards.
others
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
pastor
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
people
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
place
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
previous
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
put
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
quartered
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
rhythmic
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From this reading At the foot of the gallows sat Sheena moaning, and swaying herself to her musical and rhythmic keening.
sat
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From this reading At the foot of the gallows sat Sheena moaning, and swaying herself to her musical and rhythmic keening.
Sheena
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From this reading At the foot of the gallows sat Sheena moaning, and swaying herself to her musical and rhythmic keening.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
shrinkingly
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
soon
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
sound
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
spaces
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
spectacle
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
Sunday
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From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
Sundays
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
suspended
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
swallow
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
swaying
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From this reading At the foot of the gallows sat Sheena moaning, and swaying herself to her musical and rhythmic keening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
two
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading BETRAYED A congregation exceptionally large under existing circumstances assembled on Sunday morning before the church of Caio.
unhappy
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From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
vacant
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
waiting
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From this reading They stood about, waiting for the bell to sound, and looked shrinkingly at the hideous spectacle of the two men suspended by the bell, and at the vacant spaces soon to be occupied by others.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fear lest the Normans and English quartered in the place should find fresh occasion against the unhappy people, were they to absent themselves as on previous Sundays, led a good many to swallow their dislike of the man forced upon them as pastor, and to put in an appearance in the house of God.
