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The Chosen People
The Chosen People

Chapter IX

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Why was not the Creed commonly rehearsed?
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Which was the first of the Gospels?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Chosen People

Chapter IX

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Which was the first of the Gospels?”

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48

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49

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50

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commonly

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Creed

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firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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Gospels

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Why was not the Creed commonly rehearsed?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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rehearsed

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Why was not the Creed commonly rehearsed?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Why was not the Creed commonly rehearsed?

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Which was the first of the Gospels?

Why

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