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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It came again, the inevitable morning.
air
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
all
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
anxieties
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
anxiety
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From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
breaking
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
came
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From this reading It came again, the inevitable morning.
claim
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
coming
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
descriptions
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
dull
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
ear
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
February
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
few
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From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
future
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gates
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
Geneva
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
gown
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
hearts
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
how
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
inevitable
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From this reading It came again, the inevitable morning.
inexorable
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From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came again, the inevitable morning.
keep
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
killing
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laughter
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
lawyers
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
lying
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
midst
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
mimes
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It came again, the inevitable morning.
most
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
necessity
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From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
other
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
pathetic
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
people
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From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
players
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
please
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From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
poverty
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
prepare
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
priest
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From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
professions
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
public
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
pulpit
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From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
put
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
raw
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
sermon
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
speeches
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
stories
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
sufferings
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From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
SUNDAY
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From this reading SUNDAY!
table
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It came again, the inevitable morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
There
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
trouble
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From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
vestry
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
Vincent
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But few people think of the sufferings of the priest, whom, let trouble or anxiety come as they please, necessity will have in the inexorable pulpit Sunday after Sunday.
window
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From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Vincent thought as he put on his Geneva gown in his little vestry, with the raw February air coming in at the open window, and his sermon, which was dull, lying on the table beside him.
world
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From this reading There are pathetic stories current in the world about most of the other professions that claim the ear of the public; how lawyers prepare great speeches, which are to open for them the gates of the future, in the midst of the killing anxieties of life and poverty--how mimes and players of all descriptions keep the world in laughter while their hearts are breaking.
