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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
buried
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
burnt
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From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
Christian
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From this reading The Christian creeds were themselves mummies from Lower Egypt.
coffins
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
common
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From this reading Intellectually old Egypt and her dreaming mummies still ruled the common people of the European world.
contrary
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From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
creed
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From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
creeds
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From this reading The Christian creeds were themselves mummies from Lower Egypt.
days
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
dreaming
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From this reading Intellectually old Egypt and her dreaming mummies still ruled the common people of the European world.
Egypt
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From this reading Intellectually old Egypt and her dreaming mummies still ruled the common people of the European world.
European
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From this reading Intellectually old Egypt and her dreaming mummies still ruled the common people of the European world.
everlasting
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From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
faith
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From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
few
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From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
FOURTHnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Christian creeds were themselves mummies from Lower Egypt.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Intellectually old Egypt and her dreaming mummies still ruled the common people of the European world.
ideas
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From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
included
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From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
innovation
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From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
Intellectually
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From this reading Intellectually old Egypt and her dreaming mummies still ruled the common people of the European world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
LONDON
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
Lower
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From this reading The Christian creeds were themselves mummies from Lower Egypt.
majority
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
materialistic
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From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
MOVES
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
mummies
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From this reading Intellectually old Egypt and her dreaming mummies still ruled the common people of the European world.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
old
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From this reading Intellectually old Egypt and her dreaming mummies still ruled the common people of the European world.
people
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From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
perfect
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From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
put
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
religious
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From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
repeating
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From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
resurrection
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From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
ruled
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From this reading Intellectually old Egypt and her dreaming mummies still ruled the common people of the European world.
said
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
Sarnac
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
SMITH
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
Some
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From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Christian creeds were themselves mummies from Lower Egypt.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
underground
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
very
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From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some few people were burnt, but that was an innovation and contrary to the very materialistic religious ideas of the time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
WIDOW
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From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON § 1 "In those days," said Sarnac, "the great majority of the dead were put into coffins and buried underground.
world
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From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This was a world in which you must remember people were still repeating in perfect good faith a creed which included 'the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.'
