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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 Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
Abbey
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From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
all
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
always
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
America
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
Anglicanism
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
anthems
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
away
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
beautiful
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
business-like
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From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
came
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN DESPARD.
carry
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
chose
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
church
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
coming
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
Continent
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
DESPARD
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From this reading CAPTAIN DESPARD.
doubt
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
England
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
evening
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From this reading The evening prayers were more pleasurable.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
faces
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
fame
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
gather
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
going
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
members
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
more
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From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
music
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
new
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
other
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
past
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
people
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
pilgrims
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
pleasurable
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From this reading The evening prayers were more pleasurable.
prayers
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From this reading The evening prayers were more pleasurable.
quarter
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
representatives
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
ritual
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From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
service
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From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
severe
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From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
shrine
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
Signor
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
Strangers
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
there
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
venerates
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
view
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
visitors
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From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Morning service at the Abbey was more business-like than the severe ritual in the afternoon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The evening prayers were more pleasurable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
winds
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Strangers came to them, new faces, all the visitors about, and there could be no doubt that the Signor chose his anthems with a view to the new people who were always coming and going.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
yearns
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From this reading Sometimes representatives from every quarter of England, from the Continent--members of “the other church” even, which Anglicanism venerates and yearns after: and people from America, pilgrims to the shrine of the past, would gather within the Abbey, and carry away the fame of the music and the beautiful church to all the winds.
