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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 FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
age
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
alike
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
all
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
attacks
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
August
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
bad
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
bright
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From this reading The great west door was open, and framed a bright picture of trees and grass and cloudless sky.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Kencote church was old, and untouched by modern restoration or Catholic zeal.
Catholic
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From this reading Kencote church was old, and untouched by modern restoration or Catholic zeal.
centuries
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
chancel
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
church
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From this reading Kencote church was old, and untouched by modern restoration or Catholic zeal.
cloudless
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From this reading The great west door was open, and framed a bright picture of trees and grass and cloudless sky.
colour
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
cool
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
coolness
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
door
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From this reading The great west door was open, and framed a bright picture of trees and grass and cloudless sky.
effects
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
FOOD
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
framed
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From this reading The great west door was open, and framed a bright picture of trees and grass and cloudless sky.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
gained
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
gave
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
grass
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From this reading The great west door was open, and framed a bright picture of trees and grass and cloudless sky.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great west door was open, and framed a bright picture of trees and grass and cloudless sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
homily
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
hot
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
insensibility
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
Kencote
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From this reading Kencote church was old, and untouched by modern restoration or Catholic zeal.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
meat
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
memorial
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
modern
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From this reading Kencote church was old, and untouched by modern restoration or Catholic zeal.
monotonous
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
more
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
nave
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
old
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From this reading Kencote church was old, and untouched by modern restoration or Catholic zeal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
ones
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The great west door was open, and framed a bright picture of trees and grass and cloudless sky.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Kencote church was old, and untouched by modern restoration or Catholic zeal.
out
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
pavement
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
picture
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From this reading The great west door was open, and framed a bright picture of trees and grass and cloudless sky.
places
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
proceeded
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
RAIMENT
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
read
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
Rector
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
resisted
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
restoration
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From this reading Kencote church was old, and untouched by modern restoration or Catholic zeal.
shone
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
sky
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From this reading The great west door was open, and framed a bright picture of trees and grass and cloudless sky.
sleeping-draught
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
square
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
stone
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
stone-built
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
storm
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
sun
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
sunshine
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
sweet-toned
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
text
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
threw
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
traceried
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
tranquil
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From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
trees
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From this reading The great west door was open, and framed a bright picture of trees and grass and cloudless sky.
uneven
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
untouched
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From this reading Kencote church was old, and untouched by modern restoration or Catholic zeal.
voice
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From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kencote church was old, and untouched by modern restoration or Catholic zeal.
west
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From this reading The great west door was open, and framed a bright picture of trees and grass and cloudless sky.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FOOD AND RAIMENT The Rector gave out his text, "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" and proceeded to read his homily in a monotonous, sweet-toned voice which had all the good effects of a sleeping-draught and none of the bad ones.
wide
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
window
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
windows
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From this reading The hot sunshine of an August morning shone through the traceried windows in the nave, and threw a square of bright colour from the little memorial window in the chancel on to the wide, uneven stone pavement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the church was cool, with the coolness of ancient, stone-built places, which have resisted for centuries the attacks of sun and storm alike, and gained something of the tranquil insensibility of age.
zeal
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From this reading Kencote church was old, and untouched by modern restoration or Catholic zeal.
