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The Hypocrite
The Hypocrite

Chapter IX

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_TWENTY YEARS AFTER.
AN EPILOGUE IN TWO PICTURES._ THE FIRST PICTURE.
_The Art of Religion._ The church was very full.
It was the vigil of All Saints, and Father Scott was to preach.
Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.
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The Hypocrite

Chapter IX

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_TWENTY YEARS AFTER.
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AN EPILOGUE IN TWO PICTURES._ THE FIRST PICTURE.
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_The Art of Religion._ The church was very full.
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It was the vigil of All Saints, and Father Scott was to preach.
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Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

AFTER preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “_TWENTY YEARS AFTER.”

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “_The Art of Religion._ The church was very full.”

FIRST noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AN EPILOGUE IN TWO PICTURES._ THE FIRST PICTURE.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.”

Point noun US /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading “Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.”

All words in this reading · 41

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AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading _TWENTY YEARS AFTER.

All

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From this reading It was the vigil of All Saints, and Father Scott was to preach.

Altar

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From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN EPILOGUE IN TWO PICTURES._ THE FIRST PICTURE.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was the vigil of All Saints, and Father Scott was to preach.

arches

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From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading _The Art of Religion._ The church was very full.

away

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From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

blazing

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From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

church

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From this reading _The Art of Religion._ The church was very full.

culminating

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From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

EPILOGUE

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From this reading AN EPILOGUE IN TWO PICTURES._ THE FIRST PICTURE.

Far

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From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

Father

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From this reading It was the vigil of All Saints, and Father Scott was to preach.

FIRSTnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AN EPILOGUE IN TWO PICTURES._ THE FIRST PICTURE.

full

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From this reading _The Art of Religion._ The church was very full.

High

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From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading AN EPILOGUE IN TWO PICTURES._ THE FIRST PICTURE.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the vigil of All Saints, and Father Scott was to preach.

lights

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From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Art of Religion._ The church was very full.

PICTURE

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From this reading AN EPILOGUE IN TWO PICTURES._ THE FIRST PICTURE.

PICTURES

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From this reading AN EPILOGUE IN TWO PICTURES._ THE FIRST PICTURE.

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

preach

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From this reading It was the vigil of All Saints, and Father Scott was to preach.

Religion

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From this reading _The Art of Religion._ The church was very full.

Saints

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From this reading It was the vigil of All Saints, and Father Scott was to preach.

Scott

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From this reading It was the vigil of All Saints, and Father Scott was to preach.

shadowy

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From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AN EPILOGUE IN TWO PICTURES._ THE FIRST PICTURE.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was the vigil of All Saints, and Father Scott was to preach.

TWENTY

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From this reading _TWENTY YEARS AFTER.

TWO

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From this reading AN EPILOGUE IN TWO PICTURES._ THE FIRST PICTURE.

very

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From this reading _The Art of Religion._ The church was very full.

vigil

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From this reading It was the vigil of All Saints, and Father Scott was to preach.

vista

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From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading _The Art of Religion._ The church was very full.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Far away, the culminating point of the long vista of shadowy arches, stood the High Altar, blazing with lights.

YEARS

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From this reading _TWENTY YEARS AFTER.