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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 stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
adjoining
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
all
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From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
antiquity
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From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.
any
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
backed
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.
best
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From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.
brown
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From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
called
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From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
chapel
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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
chapel-of-ease
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
CHURCH
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From this reading THE OLD CHURCH OF ST.
comfort
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
DEAD-HOUSE
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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
docks
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From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
floating
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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
generations
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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.
importance
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
known
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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
Liverpool
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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
many
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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
mass
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From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
Mersey
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
near
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From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
NICHOLAS
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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OLD CHURCH OF ST.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD CHURCH OF ST.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
only
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
Parish
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
people
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From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
pews
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
piece
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From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.
place
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
preserved
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From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.
recalls
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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
rose
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
seamen
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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
side
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
ST
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From this reading THE OLD CHURCH OF ST.
stands
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From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
stone
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From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
straight
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
taken
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD CHURCH OF ST.
there
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
town
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
town's
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From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
venerable
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From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
very
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From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.
visited
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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
Walton
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
well
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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.
worship
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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.
