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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 Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On that day Mr. Puddleham preached a stirring sermon about tabernacles in general.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
any
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From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT TURNOVER CASTLE.
authority
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
Bolt
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
building
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
came
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From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
CASTLE
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From this reading AT TURNOVER CASTLE.
chapel
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From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
chiefly
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
commenced
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
day
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From this reading On that day Mr. Puddleham preached a stirring sermon about tabernacles in general.
demanded
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
demolition
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
divine
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From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
expected
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From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
Fenwick
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From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
general
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From this reading On that day Mr. Puddleham preached a stirring sermon about tabernacles in general.
George
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
give
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
given
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
husband
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From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
impossible
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
Lord
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
made
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From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
many
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From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
moment
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
Mr
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
new
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From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
occasion
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
preached
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From this reading On that day Mr. Puddleham preached a stirring sermon about tabernacles in general.
Puddleham
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From this reading On that day Mr. Puddleham preached a stirring sermon about tabernacles in general.
quips
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From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
quirks
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From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
refuse
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
sermon
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From this reading On that day Mr. Puddleham preached a stirring sermon about tabernacles in general.
service
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From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
spirit
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From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
St
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
stirring
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From this reading On that day Mr. Puddleham preached a stirring sermon about tabernacles in general.
Sunday
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From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
tabernacles
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From this reading On that day Mr. Puddleham preached a stirring sermon about tabernacles in general.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
tidings
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From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
TURNOVER
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From this reading AT TURNOVER CASTLE.
unfortunate
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
use
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From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
very
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From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the first Sunday came any use of the new chapel for divine service was already impossible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading From the very moment that Lord St. George had given the order,--upon the authority chiefly of the unfortunate Mr. Bolt, who on this occasion found it to be impossible to refuse to give an authority which a lord demanded from him,--the demolition of the building had been commenced.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
