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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 It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
always
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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
Author
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
big
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
bit
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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
Black
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
Burns
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
call
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
case
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From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
church
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
committee
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
communication
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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
country
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
distance
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From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
Etc
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
far
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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
five
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
full
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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
generally
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
gown
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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
impassable
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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
impressive
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
It's
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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
ivy-grown
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
June
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
just
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From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
knew
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From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
known
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
lines
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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
listen
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
looking
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
McPherson
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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
men
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
more
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
Mrs
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
nervous
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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
old
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
once
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
only
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
other
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
parish
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
Patients
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
Pepper
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
Pepper's
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
pew
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
preaching
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
pulpit
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
put
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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
Red
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
Robert
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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
sight
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
sometimes
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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
Southern
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
space
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
startled
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
Stone
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
stretches
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
suburban
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
then
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
town
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
Twenty-Fourth
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From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
vestry
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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
visiting
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
want
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From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Author of “_Mrs. Red Pepper_,” “_Red Pepper Burns_,” “_Red Pepper’s Patients_,” “_Twenty-Fourth of June_,” _Etc._ Their first sight of each other--Red and Black--was across the space which stretches between pulpit and pew.
wide
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From this reading It’s sometimes a wide space, and impassable; again, it’s not far, and the lines of communication are always open.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
years
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From this reading He had been preaching only five years, and that in a Southern country parish, when a visiting committee of impressive looking men had come to listen to him--had come again--and once more--and then had startled him with a call to the big suburban town and the fine old, ivy-grown church generally known as the “Stone Church.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In this case, neither of them knew, as yet, just what the distance was.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Black--Robert McPherson Black--if you want his full name, had been a bit nervous in the vestry where he put on his gown.
