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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 He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
always
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From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
Arthur
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From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
catechismal
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
children
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
clergymen
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From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
collects
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
compared
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
dark
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
day
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From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
days
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From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
dread
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
enough
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From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
evening
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From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
exists
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From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
few
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From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
flow
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From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
fond
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From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
forced
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
four
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From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
friendship
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From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
hard-worked
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
heavily
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From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
hours
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From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
HURST
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From this reading HURST STAPLE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
indeed
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
learn
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
masters
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
meeting
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From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
men
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From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
other
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From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
parochial
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
pastors
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
ready
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From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
really
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From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
row
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
Sabbath-breakers
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
Sabbath-breaking
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
Saturday
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From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
spiritual
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
stand
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
STAPLE
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From this reading HURST STAPLE.
Sunday-school
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
then
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From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
There
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
three
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From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
vehemence
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From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the first evening there was that flow of friendship which always exists for the few first hours of meeting between men who are really fond of each other.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There are no Sabbath-breakers to be compared, in the vehemence of their Sabbath-breaking, to hard-worked parochial clergymen--unless, indeed, it be Sunday-school children, who are forced on that day to learn long dark collects, and stand in dread catechismal row before their spiritual pastors and masters.
Wilkinson
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From this reading The next three or four days passed by heavily enough, and then Arthur Wilkinson returned.
work
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From this reading He returned on a Saturday evening; as clergymen always do, so as to be ready for their great day of work.
