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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 Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
aged
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
beautiful
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading And below was a similar epitaph for “Lydia Elizabeth, relict of Samuel Robert Mitchell.”
brother
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
chief
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
Church
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From this reading He was a kind husband, a devoted father, a loyal citizen, a faithful member of the Church,” etc., etc.
churchyard
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
citizen
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From this reading He was a kind husband, a devoted father, a loyal citizen, a faithful member of the Church,” etc., etc.
cut
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From this reading At the foot of this was a text, cut in larger letters than the rest: “In death they were not divided.”
cynical
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
day
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From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
death
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From this reading At the foot of this was a text, cut in larger letters than the rest: “In death they were not divided.”
departed
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
devoted
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From this reading He was a kind husband, a devoted father, a loyal citizen, a faithful member of the Church,” etc., etc.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the foot of this was a text, cut in larger letters than the rest: “In death they were not divided.”
eighteen
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
eighteenth
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
Elizabeth
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From this reading And below was a similar epitaph for “Lydia Elizabeth, relict of Samuel Robert Mitchell.”
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
epitaph
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From this reading And below was a similar epitaph for “Lydia Elizabeth, relict of Samuel Robert Mitchell.”
etc
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From this reading He was a kind husband, a devoted father, a loyal citizen, a faithful member of the Church,” etc., etc.
examining
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
expression
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a kind husband, a devoted father, a loyal citizen, a faithful member of the Church,” etc., etc.
Farm
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
father
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From this reading He was a kind husband, a devoted father, a loyal citizen, a faithful member of the Church,” etc., etc.
February
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the foot of this was a text, cut in larger letters than the rest: “In death they were not divided.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And below was a similar epitaph for “Lydia Elizabeth, relict of Samuel Robert Mitchell.”
forth
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
gilt
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
Hall
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a kind husband, a devoted father, a loyal citizen, a faithful member of the Church,” etc., etc.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
hundred
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
husband
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From this reading He was a kind husband, a devoted father, a loyal citizen, a faithful member of the Church,” etc., etc.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
interrogatory
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From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
kind
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From this reading He was a kind husband, a devoted father, a loyal citizen, a faithful member of the Church,” etc., etc.
larger
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From this reading At the foot of this was a text, cut in larger letters than the rest: “In death they were not divided.”
late
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
letters
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
loyal
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From this reading He was a kind husband, a devoted father, a loyal citizen, a faithful member of the Church,” etc., etc.
Lydia
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From this reading And below was a similar epitaph for “Lydia Elizabeth, relict of Samuel Robert Mitchell.”
many
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
marble
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
member
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From this reading He was a kind husband, a devoted father, a loyal citizen, a faithful member of the Church,” etc., etc.
Mitchell
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From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
monument
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
Ned
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From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the foot of this was a text, cut in larger letters than the rest: “In death they were not divided.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
ornaments
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
rather
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
relict
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From this reading And below was a similar epitaph for “Lydia Elizabeth, relict of Samuel Robert Mitchell.”
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the foot of this was a text, cut in larger letters than the rest: “In death they were not divided.”
return
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From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
Rishton
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From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
Robert
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
Samuel
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
set
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
similar
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From this reading And below was a similar epitaph for “Lydia Elizabeth, relict of Samuel Robert Mitchell.”
strolled
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
text
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From this reading At the foot of this was a text, cut in larger letters than the rest: “In death they were not divided.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At the foot of this was a text, cut in larger letters than the rest: “In death they were not divided.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the foot of this was a text, cut in larger letters than the rest: “In death they were not divided.”
thirty-nine
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
threatened
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From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
vicar
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From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
virtues
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From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the first day of his return to Rishton was over, Ned Mitchell had to submit to the threatened interrogatory of the vicar.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ned had strolled into the churchyard, and was examining with a rather cynical expression a beautiful marble monument, one of the chief ornaments of the enclosure, on which were set forth, at great length, in gilt letters, the many virtues of his late brother, “Samuel Robert Mitchell, of Rishton Hall Farm, who departed this life February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and----, aged thirty-nine.
